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date_range 5 Feb 2015 5:15 PM GMT Updated On
date_range 5 Feb 2015 5:15 PM GMTMalayali held as gold worth Rs 15.9 lakh seized
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Mangaluru: About 570 gm of gold worth Rs 15.90 lakh has been seized from a passenger who arrived at the international airport here from Dubai by a Jet Airways flight, airport sources said Thursday.
Mohammed Basheer, belonging to Kasaragod district, was found carrying the gold hidden in a suitcase cover and was arrested by customs officials Wednesday.
This was the second seizure of gold in the past two days. On February 3, officials had seized 583 gm of gold worth Rs 16.33 lakh from another passenger who arrived by an Air India Express flight from Dubai. He also belonged to Kasaragod district in Kerala.
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