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Mangalore: Haul of shame - Gold worth 13.48 lac seized at airport

  •   Mon, Feb 03 2014 11:40:16 PM

Mangalore: Haul of shame - Gold worth 13.48 lac seized at airport

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, Feb 3: The customs officials at Mangalore International Airport on Monday February 3 apprehended yet another passenger for trying to smuggle in gold. In the seventh such case reported in just a month, the officials seized gold worth almost Rs 14 lac.

The gold was found in the suitcase of passenger Abdulla Haris Mukkunnoth Pallikunhi, a resident of Kasaragod.

Abdulla Haris arrived at Mangalore International Airport on February 3 at around 5.15 pm by Air India Express flight IX 384 from Dubai.

The officers of customs at the airpot seized 107 foil strips of gold, totally weighing 464.750 grams and valued at Rs 13,98,602 from the accused passenger.

The gold was concealed in ladies stocking retail packs inside Abdulla's suitcase.

Further investigation is under progress.

 

 
  

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  • dylan, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    Because so much of gold smuggled from Dubai or other places in the Gulf, by the guys from Kasargood there are many expensive cars in Mlore with KL 14 registration.

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  • Kasaragod Pulloo, Kasaragod/Doha

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    Jai Kasaragod !!!

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  • Angie, Mumbai/Dubai

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    Where does all the money go to. What is the government doing with the gold that is caught in customs.They should donate it to charities or use the money to build houses for the poor and make good roads in Mangalore. Hope its put to good use.

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  • Roshan, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    Please read daijiworld guys... this the is the only way you get to know about Mangalore airport news in Dubai. You all from Kasargod are loosing so much money to Karnatak aGovt .. Making every politician Rich ... Lollllzzz

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  • akshay, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    Pray cannonore airport opens soon and all these nuisances from kasaragold shifts to their own state its height ignorance someone should explain them latest X-ray scanning machine can detect gold where ever they keep in whichever form Don't be fools take risk technology is much advanced now Daiji should run a educational movie to these ignorant people

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  • JNB, Bejai

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    Kasargod ?!

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    corrected comments:-



    There is a big difference between Mangaloreans and Kasaragod/Bhatkal guys. I mean, 'Choice of things'.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    There is a big difference between an Kasaragod/Bhatkal guys. I mean, 'Choice of things'.

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  • DINESH SHETTY, PADUBIDRI/DUBAI

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    Mangalore Custom Officials should
    be suitably rewarded.

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  • Dheeraj Jathan, Katapady/Khobar

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    Ha ha ha, is this a joke?
    Y always Mangalore.
    Now custom's can start gold bidding i guess.
    LOL

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  • Francis, Moodbidri / Dubai

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    Mangalore Airport should be renamed as GOLDEN AIRPORT OF INDIA!!!

    Kasargod and Bhatkal people should have separate passports to enter Mangalore in future for easy catch of gold smugglers.

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  • Allen, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    Just catching carriers of gold is not enough as there could be some involvement of terrorist funding involved! Why always people from Kasargod or Bhatkal from one community are involved in this racket is the big question mark!

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  • Dexter, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    Congress or BJP, please construct a new international airport at Kasargod. Let all these non-sense individuals go and land there and not Mangalore.
    While they are giving case studies to the customs officers, Mangalores names are spoiling in the process.

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  • sm, MANGALORE

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    With all this Gold, we can build a new airport for Kasargod

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  • Af, mangalore

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    Smuggling gold: And the number one place goes to kasaragold

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  • S.M. Nawaz Kukkikatte, Udupi / Dubai

    Tue, Feb 04 2014


    Yet another KasarGOLD!!!

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  • Shiva Avadani, Manipal/Dubai

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    Soon there will be Red Chanel,Green Chanel, Kasaragod Chanel in Mangalore Airport.

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  • Arun Thingalaya, Hejmady Kodi / Muscat.

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    These are all gimmicks created by customs officers at Mangalore airport... Very dangerous guys... I personally experienced their harassment and ill-treatment to all our gulf people..

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  • valerian D Souza, Mangalore/ Dubai

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    But how come all of a sudden they started confiscating gold....! All these years either there was no gold smuggling or were not caught or may be combined efforts of together(Customs&Kasaragold)they smuggled........! Or maybe they were confiscating and now they are making the people aware by publishing in the media.....

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  • javeed khan, mangalore (kuwait)

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    These peoples r very disgusting they dnt have shame .... aftr nd after they caught by red handed by customs officer still they r doing smuggle of gold... !

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  • Anand, karkala

    Tue, Feb 04 2014


    We cannot rate the customs officials as intelligent, our Passengers are fools, making mistakes knowing the fact that they don't allow Gold to be smuggled to India.

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  • Bryan, Bahrain

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    The customs officials are watching, no matter how canny you think your activities are. And if you are ever forced to transport your personal assets, be they gold, food or the like, spend time to take multiple trips if at all possible instead of putting all your eggs in one basket and getting caught.

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  • eness, manglore

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    New name-KASARGOLD...!!!

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  • Khalid, Kundapura/Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    Kasara'Gold'!?

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  • Sir Lancelot, Manglore

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    KASARGOD....AGAIN series of Gold catch.
    Our Airport is Glittering now and lisping us to say Mangalore Golden Airport.
    Look like there is a big mafia operating in gold haul by misguiding a Manglore bound passenger. Can a simple man buy n carry such a huge amount of Gold.
    Secondly, where does the siezed gold will be deposited.?

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  • Sangeeta, Mangalore.

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    Keep up the good work. All new techniques being used to hoodwink the officers.

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  • Ashok Pinto, MOODBIDRI/NEW YORK

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    It seems Mangalore custom officers having an informer in Dubai
    Most of time gold seized only from Dubai flight. Why not Kuwait, Oman, Doha, or Bahrain flights?
    As you know these informer will get 20% reward money of gold value from Custom.
    Might be these informer have contact with salesman who is working in a gold shop in Dubai.
    These salesmen giving information about those customers who is buying gold in bulk.
    In Jan 2014, Mangalore custom officers seized gold valued at Rs 106.34 lac.
    Means informer reward money Rs 21,26,800 per month.
    50:50 informer and salesman..!

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  • Ibrahim , mangalore

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    Again siezed gold..!!! Again kasargod!!!!!

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    As long as these Kasorgod and Bhatkal guy's realize that the Mangalore Customs guys are having advanced technology /Equipment...these cases happen. It is not because of their(Customs official)intelligence......!!!!!????

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    Overnight millionaire wish crumbled...Good work done by he Customs Officers and their team and have to remain vigil in the future when they may try new methods to smuggle gold or other valuables into India God bless to the Customs Team. Bappi Lahiri saab don't go to the airport.. it's not safe for you anymore..

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  • Golbert C Pinto, Mangalore/Muscat

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    One day gold will vanish at the international market and people around the world will travel to Kasaragod to buy the precious metal.

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  • Prashant f., kuwait/Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    Good income for govt...so they are going to close Kuwait flight....Kuwait friends please do something. ... :(

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  • shiva, kota/dubai

    Tue, Feb 04 2014

    Soon there will be a separate immigration counter for kasargod birth place pp holders.......... now 2 questions arise... 1. Despite knowing why Kasargod residents take risk 2. Police are just lenient they just show for the publicity of their effective control...then they leave the person giving back the god taking some money. Otherwise, why every twice a week Kasargod resident is caught...somewhere something is in the loop...

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  • Hindustani, Manipal/Dubai

    Mon, Feb 03 2014

    ''GOLD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT''

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  • Nanu Marol, Thottam

    Mon, Feb 03 2014

    Wah...Wah.....My Mangalore is Shining Yellow Yellow....Jai Kasargod.....Jai Bhatkal............

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