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Gold worth Rs.36 lakh seized at city airport
Gold weighing 909 grams and worth an estimated Rs 36 lakh was seized by the Customs department from two passengers, who had concealed it in their rectum, at the city airport on Saturday.
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According to sources, the accused, identified as Mohamed Yasin and Sheik Abdullah, had arrived at the airport here from Dubai and were intercepted by the Customs at the exit upon suspicion. “On their personal search, six bundles of gold in rubbery spread (three from each) were recovered from their rectum,” the Commissioner of Customs said in an official statement. The gold weighing 909 grams was subsequently seized under the Customs Act, 1962.
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