Financial terrorists target Mangalore

 MANGALORE: The gold rush at Mangalore International Airport is growing bigger. On Saturday, officers of customs at MIA seized gold totally weighing 1399.650 grams in three separate cases valued at Rs 43,38,915. One of the accused arrested in these cases involved a woman, the first such instance from January this year where a woman has been caught trying to bring in gold illegally. She followed an oft adopted modus operandi by gold smugglers.

In the first case, officers seized 10 gold pieces weighing 933.140 grams valued at Rs 28,92,734 concealed in an emergency light and a rechargeable LED flash light from the possession of a passenger Mehazabin Rumana. A resident of 8-166, 8 thBlock, Chokkabettu, Katipalla, Surathkal near here, Rumana arrived by Jet Airways fight 9W531 from Dubai at 5.30am. She was subsequently arrested and produced before the magistrate.

In the second case, officers seized six gold pieces, totally weighing 233.250 grams and valued at Rs 7,23,075 concealed in undergarments worn by Ahmed Kabeer Moideen Kunhi, a resident of Chattanchal Kaniyadukkam, Shereef Manzil, Thekkil post office, Chengala in Kasargod district of Kerala. Ahmed Kabeer arrived at about 7.30am by AIE flight IX814 from Dubai, Krishna Kumar Prasad, assistant commissioner of customs said.

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