Mangaluru: Gold weighing 335.000 grams and worth Rs.16,21,400 was found hidden in bolts and wheel connecting rods on skating boards by customs at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA).
The accused is Muhammed Navas, a resident of Muliyar, Kasaragod, who arrived from Dubai on Saturday August 28 by Air India Express Flight No. IX 384.
Superintendent Manokarthayini M, along with Superintendents Nagesh Kumar B.M, Naveen Kumar, Subhendu Ranjan Behera, Virag Shukla, Ajith Kumar V.S, P.C. Padhi, Satish Kumar, and Inspector Prafull Mittal, were in charge of the operations.
Imamuddin Ahmad, Commissioner, and Joanness George.C. Joint Commissioner managed the operations, which were overseen by Vasudeva Naik.D, Assistant Commissioner.
Commissioner Imamuddin Ahmad appreciated the officers’ efforts in finding various methods used by unscrupulous people to bring gold into the country and prevent gold smuggling.