1 kg gold seized at Mangaluru airport
Mangaluru: Customs officials at Mangaluru International Airport on Sunday arrested two travellers who tried to transport gold illegally from Dubai to Mangaluru.
Total 1.074 kg 24 carrot gold worth Rs 33.98 lakh recovered from the accused.
The accused tried to transport the gold keeping on their bodies. During routine checkup, the customs officials found the gold and later the accused were handed over to the police.
Customs officer at MIA intercepted two passengers travelling via flight IX814 & SG060 from Dubai to Mangalore on 27.07.2019 and seized a total amount of 1.074 Kg Gold of 24K purity worth Rs. 33,98,675/-. The Gold was concealed in the body and one passenger has been arrested.
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Six foreign nationals held for alleged prostitution in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Six foreign women were arrested after they were found to be allegedly engaged in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, police said on Tuesday.
The arrests were made by the Women Protection Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) on April 24, they said.
Police, however, have not disclosed the nationalities of the women in the statement.
According to police, the operation was carried out following a tip off that some foreign women were standing near the footpath of the bus stop close to Madiwala Check Post, within the jurisdiction of Koramangala Police Station here and were soliciting men passing by on the road for prostitution.
Based on this information, the officers and staff of the CCB Women Protection Wing immediately visited the spot and conducted a verification, they said.
During the operation, it was found that six foreign women were engaging in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, a statement issued by the office of the police commissioner stated.
Acting swiftly, the officers and staff conducted a raid and secured all six foreign women. Upon inquiry regarding their passports and visas, they failed to provide valid and satisfactory information, it said.
"Subsequently, all six foreign women were produced before the Koramangala Police Station along with a report for further legal action. In this regard, a case has been registered at Koramangala Police Station, and further investigation is in progress," the police statement added.
