Gold worth Rs 15.9 lakh seized at Mangaluru Airport

Posted on Feb 5 2015 - 5:49pm by IBC News

Mangaluru, Feb 5 About 570 gm of gold worth Rs 15.90 lakh has been seized from a passenger who arrived at the international airport here from Dubai by a Jet Airways flight, airport sources said today.

Mohammed Basheer, belonging to Kerala’s Kasaragod district, was found carrying the gold hidden in a suitcase cover and was arrested by customs officials yesterday.

This was the second seizure of gold in the past two days.