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Gold worth Rs 7 lakh seized from passenger at Kozhikode airport

Updated on: 13 March,2018 07:18 PM IST  |  Kochi
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Undeclared gold worth more than Rs 7 lakh was seized from a passenger who arrived at the Kozhikode airport from Bahrain, a Customs official said on Tuesday

Gold worth Rs 7 lakh seized from passenger at Kozhikode airport

gold bar seized


Undeclared gold worth more than Rs 7 lakh was seized from a passenger who arrived at the Kozhikode airport from Bahrain, a Customs official said on Tuesday. The seizure was made yesterday when officers of the Air Intelligence Unit, acting on a tip-off, intercepted Sameer Mykulangara Thaza, a native of Kozhikode, and searched him, Customs Commissioner Sumit Kumar said in a release here.


Gold weighing 233.38 grams and valued at Rs 7.17 lakh was kept concealed in a crude chain.


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