Gold seized from garbage, flight at airport

While in one incident they recovered 1.165 kg gold from a garbage bin near the immigration counter, they seized the same amount of gold that was hidden under a seat in an aircraft that arrived from Muscat.

In a case reported Saturday late night, the officers from Air Intelligence Unit examined a garbage bin and found a white colour bundle wrapped in a black adhesive tape. They waiting for a while to nab smuggler in case he comes to take the bundle. As no came to retrieve it, they took the packet for examination and found 10 gold bars of 24 karat purity weighing 1.165 kg worth Rs. 40.13 lakh with foreign markings were recovered.

On Saturday morning, the Customs officers screened the passengers who arrived from Muscat and also rummaged the Air India flight based on specific intelligence. During the rummage, they found 10 gold bars of 24 karat purity, also weighing1.165 kg was found Subsequently, the passenger, Abdul Hakeem of Kasaragod (32), who travelled on the seat, was intercepted and questioned. He reportedly confessed to have kept the gold in the life vest pouch under his seat. He was arrested for further inquiry.