Kerala: AIU seizes gold worth Rs 36 lakhs at Calicut Airport

By ANI | Published: September 5, 2020 04:29 PM2020-09-05T16:29:43+5:302020-09-05T16:55:02+5:30

The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) seized around 700 grams of gold valued at Rs 36 lakhs from a passenger at the Calicut Airport on Saturday.

Kerala: AIU seizes gold worth Rs 36 lakhs at Calicut Airport | Kerala: AIU seizes gold worth Rs 36 lakhs at Calicut Airport

Kerala: AIU seizes gold worth Rs 36 lakhs at Calicut Airport

The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) seized around 700 grams of gold valued at Rs 36 lakhs from a passenger at the Calicut Airport on Saturday.

The passenger arrived here from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and the gold was found concealed inside a pressure cooker.

"The passenger, T Hamza from Malappuram had landed from Jeddah. AIU B batch officials seized 700 grams of gold worth Rs 36 lakhs was seized from inside a pressure cooker," the official said.

On September 1, the AIU in Kerala had seized 937 grams gold worth Rs 46 lakhs from a passenger here at Kannur International Airport. The passenger was arrested.

( With inputs from ANI )

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