Newskarnataka-Mangalore

Mangalore : In yet another case of gold smuggling through novel means, customs officials on October 26, Saturday found a man from Kasargod smuggling gold  in the form of  wires coated with silver As if this was not suffice the wires were hidden as piping   in the hem of a plastic cover used for packing quilt.The gold weighing 457.05 grams was worth Rs 14.62 lakhs.

The arrested man is Mohammad Arshad (38) from Kalanad. He had  arrived by an Air India Express flight from Dubai.

This is the fourth such case in the recent few days.