Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Aug 11: Customs officials at the international airport in the city arrested one person for smuggling gold inside sandals on Wednesday August 10.
The accused a native of Kasargod, who arrived from Dubai, was found to have hidden gold with mixture of gum inside the sandals he was wearing. The confiscated gold is weighing 332 gram of 24 carat purity and is worth Rs 17.43 lac in the market.
The passenger was taken into custody by the customs officials.