An alert Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel on Tuesday nabbed an air conditioning technician at the Trivandrum International Airport and seized 9.9 kilograms of gold bars worth approximately Rs 3 crore.

The accused, employed with MJ Property Maintenance Service Private Limited, has been identified as Annesh Kumar. Assistant Sub-Inspector Vikas Raj, deployed at the staff gate of the airport, on suspicion called the accused for body-frisking but he ignored it and walked inside the terminal building.