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Kerala: Gold worth Rs 49.5 lakhs seized at Kochi airport; passenger held

Customs seize gold worth 49.5 lakhs at Kochi airport

Kochi: Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs department seized 1063 grams of gold worth Rs 49.5 lakh at Kochi airport on Thursday and nabbed the passenger carrying the gold.

On the basis of profiling done by the officers of the Customs AIU batch, a passenger coming from Abu Dhabi to Kochi by flight 6E 1404 was intercepted at the green channel.

Four capsules of gold in a compound form totally weighing 1063 grams concealed inside his body were recovered and seized.

The accused has been identified as Muhammed, of Kunnamkulam, Thrissur. (with ANI inputs)

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