700 gram Gold seized from Calicut, 1 held

Kozhikode, The Air Customs Intelligence at the Calicut International airport in nearby Karipur has on Saturday seized smuggled gold worth Rs 36 lakhs from a passenger from Jiddah.Customs sources said the passenger, T Hamza, native of Malappuram, was found concealed in a pressure cooker in liquid form.According to Customs officials, the smuggled gold weighed 700 grams, valuing about 36 lakh rupees. Acting on a tip-off, the Customs officials made a thorough search of the baggage of the culprit and found the yellow metal hidden in a special crater at the bottom of the cooker.

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