Mangaluru: Passenger caught with gold worth Rs 12.61 lac hidden in footwear


Media Release

Mangaluru, Nov 25: The officers of customs at Mangalore International Airport on Tuesday November 25 seized 474.600 grams of gold valued at Rs 12,61,076.

The gold was in the form of four numbers of ten tola gold bars and a gold coin concealed in the sandals worn by a passenger, who arrived from Dubai.

The passenger Hamsa Ameer, aged about 26 years, is a resident of Chandragiri, Kasaragod

Ameer arrived at Mangalore International Airport November 25 at about 08.40 hours by Jet Airways Flight No 9W531 from Dubai.

Further investigation is under progress.

  

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  • CYRIL MASCARENHAS, KIREM/MIRA ROAD/DUBAI

    Sat, Nov 29 2014

    WHAT A IDEA SIRJI...?

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  • S Bhat,

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Why the customs people are harassing aam aadmi for a few tolas of gold when the politicians are the biggest smugglers and looters? Do the customs people check the politicians shoes and underwear or only aam aadmi's? Aam aadmi buys gold with hard earned money. Politicians buy gold with ill gotten gains

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Wed, Nov 26 2014


    You name (list)number of out of the way deeds and they stand first in the list.

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  • Francis, Abu Dhabi

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    KasaraGold now become KESARU.... sad.
    Majority of gold smugglers are from Kasargod and they simply spoil their State name.
    These guys need counselling support, may improve (but doubt).

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  • KRPrabhu, Bengaluru

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Kasaradodu heluttare kesaru..
    Yellarigoo aase tinnalu mosaru..
    Kaanuvudu yella hasiru...
    DRInavaru bandaga bevaru...
    Illa ivarige aaga usiru...
    Aayitu nanage bejaaru..
    Hoitu namma hesaru...
    Innondu sala hushaaru..
    Idu avasthe namma Naseeru

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  • Shankar, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Francis,
    Do not generalise. Can you name one hindu or christian named in any of these kind of reports trying to smuggle gold?

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  • clvie, Kuwait

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    I am sure these are just carriers-working for commission. Bcos of these guys all innocent passengers get inconvenienced too.
    All are trying to make money quickly without any due consideration for the law. Bring in Gold and take out drugs. thats their business

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  • WASIM, UDUPI/DUBAI

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    VIKRAM,

    FOR SMALL AMOUNT SICK MINDED PEOPLE CALL TRAITOR...WHAT ABOUT UR FRIENDS WHO LOOTED 1000 CRORES IN LAND SCAM AND ALL..U NEVER CALLED THEM A TRAITOR....

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  • Vikram, Dubai

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    WASIM,
    I REPLY IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE AS PER YOU IF THIS SMUGGLERS NEEDED DARING. THEN THOSE YOUR FRIENDS WHO LOOTED THOUSAND CRORES DEFINITELY NEEDED LION HEART, LOL.

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  • Pramod K, Adve

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Shankaranna , Bejar malporchi yan general aad maternla yeddege panni . Moolu Hindu - Muslim-Christian Vishaya borchi . Instead of talking about casteism let's work out and plan to stop this gold movement.

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  • Lingappa, Kuppepadavu/Amsterdam

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Its high time we have separate immigration and custom counter for Kerala passengers. BTW will our health minster intervene?

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  • WASIM, UDUPI/DUBAI

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    RULES R RULES....EVERY HAS TO FOLLOW....

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  • R K, Doha/ Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    hats off to KASARAGOD...

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    The poor footwear!!don't know which brand it is belonging to!!!Anyway torn halfway!!!

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  • Clement Lobo, Chikmaglore / Bahrain

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    These Mallus (Lungi) spoiled our Mangaluru Air Port

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  • Vikram, Dubai

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Custom officers must have suspected by his footwears. Usually youngsters wear shoes rather than sandals while air traveling.

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  • Af, mangaluru

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Police never disclose who is the master mind behind the smuggling, poor passenger get caught every time go to jail for two months and get released and people will forget the case and police too by taking under the table.
    'chalta hai attitude'

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  • Pramod K, Adve

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Bhai , This is too much....now everyone MUST protest against these Kasargod Gold movers ..Because of these people customs officers doubting each and every passenger ..

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  • Shankar, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Pramod,
    Do not generalise. Can you name one hindu or christian named in any of these kind of reports trying to smuggle gold?

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  • WASIM, UDUPI/DUBAI

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    SHANKARA.

    FOR THAT ALSO LOT OF DARING NEEDED....

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  • Vikram, Dubai

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    FOR YOU IT IS DARING BUT REALITY IT IS GADDAR (TRAITOR)

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  • rolston, mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Better to build separate airport for these people.... Why spoil mangalore name every week ? Reading these incidents regularly....remember kasargod only for one reason....sad

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  • Shad, Qatar

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Better to Rename Kasaragod as KASARAGOLD

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  • Mohammed Kasaragodu , Kasaragodu Pullo

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Mind your language

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  • Mathew, Kasargod /Dubai

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    It appears that these poor fellows from Kasargod are simple couriers who risk arrest for a paltry sum to bring the gold. Until and unless Government reduces import tariff to make gold prices in India comparable to that of international market, this modus operandi of smuggling will continue.

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  • Hanif, Shirva - Sharjah

    Tue, Nov 25 2014

    HOW DUMB, HE SHOULD'VE USED A SANDAL WHICH CONTAINS METAL CLIPS & NOT WITH PLAIN LEATHER.

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  • Vikram, Dubai

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    ye lo.. ek aur Choron ka chor...kya idea detha hai... Why don't you try & check your luck ? !!!!!

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  • Stany, Udupi

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Hanif,some one used gold stapler pins to pack dry fruits box that detected by gold detector machine. i don't think you read that news few months back.

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  • Arun ck, uae

    Tue, Nov 25 2014

    Bhatkal...? where are you guys??? Your colleagues from Kasargold have left you far behind in the medal tally.

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  • Nihaal, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 25 2014

    Wow. I admire their courage. When will these people ever learn? Or is this a nexus and the kingpins are directing these messengers who are forced to do such stuff? The authorities should dwell deeper into this and find out if there's more than what meets the eye and expose the real culprits?

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  • shahnawaz kukkikatte, dubai/udupi

    Tue, Nov 25 2014

    some Kasaragod muslims are disgrace to indian muslims n to india....please build an airport at kasaragod ...v mangaloreans respect laws of the land.....

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  • mohammed aslam, mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    for your information mr, shah,as a muslim in our religion we dont allow to do baddi (interest ) business,but now a days everythings are expensive,so some muslim people want to make money double with risk,they invest on gold ,i think its not theft gold,smuggling kiya chori toh nahi kiya,kisi ka pet pe nahi mara, uska paisa uska kismat,,,duniyawalon ko fikr,taklif mein rahega toh koi dene wala toh nahi,pakda jayega toh uska mehnat ka paisa karke bolne wala bhi nahi,itnapaisa kamane ke liye kitna saal apne family ko chod ke raha hoga allah jaane.....

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  • Vellano1, Mumbai

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    waah...kya justification!!

    smuggling se economy weak ho jaati hai bhai! samjha kar... black money horders are also giving such excuse only.. "mera paisa, mera kismat"... "cattle trafficker bhi.... mera paisa, mera kismat".... har ek kaala kaam karne wala, mujhe individual mein koi problem nahi deta hai..poora desh , society ke liye woh wajan ban jaata hai..bas!

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  • mohammed aslam, mangalore

    Thu, Nov 27 2014

    i agree with you,but not much, why smuggling repeats again and again,did you think about this,because our law is simple,if they sieze a passport,and life long ban to go abroad,then automatically it stops,its like if any one kill a person in india,within a week or within a month he gets bail and out of jail and he is ready to do another murder,bcs he knows nothing will happened to him,if make law like gulf country people will think to kill anybody understand my dear,it is also like that only,ten passed one caught, money goes to officers not to govt...

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  • shahnawaz kukkikatte, dubai/udupi

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Janab Mohamed Aslam,

    A true mulsim is one who obeys and abide by the laws of the land and loves his home land...the law should not be contradictory to the devine laws..like forcing some one to worship other than creator... but here, smuggling is not allowed...so its illegal like smuggling of drugs is not allowed in gulf countries...As a citizen its duty of the muslims to obey the rules and regulations first...A ture muslim should submit to the laws of the land unless its against the tenets of Quran...Quran doesn't teach or encourage smuggling.. muslim means submission to the will of creator..Allah commands us to be dutiful to the land in which we are born... so please follow the laws of the land ... that's it

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  • Yash uchil, Manglore

    Tue, Nov 25 2014

    Before name kasaragod but now KASARAGOLD

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  • vashal, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 25 2014

    Chaddi utarke maro s##leko!

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  • Hubert D'souza, Mangalore Dubai

    Tue, Nov 25 2014

    Shameless Fellows From Kasaragod, Why They Called Their State To GODS OWN COUNTRY .It Should Be D##S Own Country!!!

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  • subhash chandra, Mangalore UAE

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    they never improve,be it on any field of work they always try to forge things & involve in illegal activities.

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  • Eric Coelho, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 25 2014

    Looks like people who smuggle gold through various schemes are mentally disturbed. Also note that Majority of gold smugglers are from Kasargod and it looks to be they are mentally disturbed people. They need counselling as soon as possible.

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  • geoffrey, hat hill

    Tue, Nov 25 2014

    Whilst most of the smugglers go for innovative ways these days, to hide the bars in secret niches of human anatomy, this poor fellow resorts to an age old trick in the trade.

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  • Shabeer Puttur, Abu Dhabi

    Tue, Nov 25 2014

    Bodind Marayre Comment Paadudu paadudu,Miklena mugyre iddi..

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