Gold worth Rs 67 lakh seized from duo at Mangaluru airport
Mangaluru: Gold worth Rs 67 lakh has been seized from two passengers at the international airport here, officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said on Wednesday.
The two passengers, who had arrived here from Dubai on Tuesday, were stopped and checked based on a tip-off, a DRI press release said.
One of the passengers from Bhatkal in Karnataka had concealed five balls containing gold paste wrapped in adhesive tape in his rectum, the release said.
The balls yielded 641.41 gm of gold, it said.
The other passenger belonging to Kasaragod in Kerala was found concealing gold in paste form in his underwear with a special pouch, the release said.
The gold weighed 646.67 gm, it said.
The total value of the precious metal seized was Rs 67 lakh, the release said.
It is suspected that the two persons are part of a gang that has strong links in the UAE, the officials said.
With the easing of lockdown restrictions and the resuming of international flights, the number of cases of gold-smuggling is on the rise, the release added.
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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.
