Mangaluru: Based on a tip off given by the Immigration Authorities of Mangaluru International Airport, the officers of Customs at Mangalore International Airport intercepted a lady passenger and seized from her possession, gold ornaments weighing 749.900 grams valued at Rs.16 lakh.

According to the press release, the gold ornaments packed in two rectangular shaped packets wrapped in adhesive tape, were found concealed in the waist portion underneath the denim jeans trousers worn by her inside her burka.  

The sleuths have detained the passenger, who is identified as Nazneen Banu Mahfooz Qureshi (41), wife of Mahfooz Ayyub Qureshi. She is a resident of Mumbai. 

The lady passenger arrived at Mangaluru International Airport on Friday, December 19 by Air India Express flight from Dubai. She was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate for remand to judicial custody.