Mangaluru: Customs officials at the Mangaluru International Airport seized over a kilo of gold that was being smuggled by two passengers on February 18.
The gold was being smuggled by body concealment. The two accused, including a lady passenger was found with 1.103 kg of gold in a sanitary napkin and 0.404 kg of gold in the form of pouches, upon interrogation.
The seized gold recovered from the duo is worth Rs 53,50,000.
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