<p class="bodytext">The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Regional Unit, Mangaluru arrested an employee of the Customs department for his involvement in smuggling of gold at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA).</p>.<p class="bodytext">The arrested custom staff was identified as Ashwin.</p>.<p class="bodytext">DRI sleuths had arrested one Nizar Khadar Mulleria for smuggling 12 tola bars of gold and 1 sheet of gold weighing 1515.270 grams worth Rs 47 lakh, on September 20, when he arrived from Dubai to Mangaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Later, the officials had arrested Mangaluru Airport officer Srikanth for helping Nizar and seized gold worth Rs 25 lakh.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The DRI officials, who continued the investigation, then arrested one Akbar Siddiq who was purchased the smuggled gold.</p>.<p class="bodytext">During the interrogation, Siddiq spilled the beans on the involvement of Customs official Ashwin.</p>
<p class="bodytext">The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Regional Unit, Mangaluru arrested an employee of the Customs department for his involvement in smuggling of gold at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA).</p>.<p class="bodytext">The arrested custom staff was identified as Ashwin.</p>.<p class="bodytext">DRI sleuths had arrested one Nizar Khadar Mulleria for smuggling 12 tola bars of gold and 1 sheet of gold weighing 1515.270 grams worth Rs 47 lakh, on September 20, when he arrived from Dubai to Mangaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Later, the officials had arrested Mangaluru Airport officer Srikanth for helping Nizar and seized gold worth Rs 25 lakh.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The DRI officials, who continued the investigation, then arrested one Akbar Siddiq who was purchased the smuggled gold.</p>.<p class="bodytext">During the interrogation, Siddiq spilled the beans on the involvement of Customs official Ashwin.</p>