Newskarnataka-Mangalore
Mangalore : In two separate incidents, customs officials at the Mangalore International airport have seized nearly 2.5 kg gold at the airport on October 24, Thursday.
A passenger who arrived by an Air India Express flight from Dubai was detained when customs officials detected 1.5 kg gold hidden in his luggage. In another case, one kg gold was found underneath the seat of a Jet Airways flight that had also arrived from Dubai. The gold was first noticed by security personnel.
There is information that six golden rods which were coated with steal have also been found.
More details are awaited in this regard.