Kozhikode: Young woman arrested outside Karipur airport for smuggling gold worth close to Rs 1 crore
Kozhikode (Ker), Dec 26: A young woman who returned from Dubai was arrested from outside the Karipur Airport here on Monday morning for allegedly smuggling close to two kg of gold, worth around Rs one crore, in the undergarments she was wearing, police said.
An officer of Karipur police station said three packets of the gold, in mixed paste form, were sewn into her undergarments.
The contraband was not detected by Customs personnel at the airport, but police, based on a tip, were waiting for the 19-year old woman at the terminal's parking area, the officer.
When questioned she denied the allegation, but on examining her the packets of gold were found, he said.
The seized gold weighed around 1.88 kg, the officer added.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
