Mangaluru: Customs officials have reportedly seized smuggled Gold worth Rs. 6.19 Lakh from a passenger at the Mangaluru International Airport on Tuesday (March 19).
The passenger, a man from Bhatkal who was traveling from Dubai was scrutinized by the customs authorities upon arrival at the Mangaluru Airport, during which gold worth Rs 6,19,200 was found in his possession.
The gold was being illegally transported in a paste form and was was hidden between two layers of brown paper sheets and placed in a trolley bag, said the Mangaluru Customs.
