Custom officials at Mangaluru Airport seize gold worth 19 lakh rupees from passenger
Mangaluru, Feb 20: Customs officials at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) on Saturday seized gold worth 19 lakh rupees that was being illegally smuggled by a passenger.
The accused has been identified as Sheik Haneefa (26), a resident of Kasaragod.
According to the reports, the accused arrived on an Air India flight IX 1814 at the airport from Dubai. The gold worth lakhs of rupees was seized from him during the custom checking after arriving at the airport.
The value of the seized gold is Rs 19,01,460 lakh, a customs release here said.
It is said that, the gold was in mercury coated E shaped plates and mercury coated rods were seized.
Gold was concealed in the wheel of a trolley bag and motor plates of a toy. @cbic_india @blrcustoms @AircusM #intercepted #IndianCustomsAtWork pic.twitter.com/b9K3voRfsC
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
