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Gold ornaments painted silver to hoodwink the authorities were seized at the Mangalore International Airport on Friday. DH Photo
The officers of Customs at Mangalore International Airport have seized gold weighing 2.50 kg valued about Rs 80.50 lakh, concealed in the check-in baggage of a passenger.
According to a press release, the seized gold is of 24 karat purity. The arrested is Basheer Pally Ebrahim, a resident of Ayyangeri in Bhagamandala. He arrived in Mangalore from Dubai on Friday.
The passenger has been arrested and produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate.
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