Media Release
Mangaluru, Jan 31: During January, the customs officers at Mangalore International Airport seized contraband valued over Rs 57.60 lac in 12 instances of smuggling.
In the first instance of smuggling, gold in the form of letter 'E'-shaped silver coloured plates totally weighing about 759.2 grams, valued over Rs 21.56 lac, was found ingeniously concealed in the transformer portion of an AC/DC cooler fan.
The same modus operandi was used after three weeks wherein gold concealed in the transformer portion of a stereo amplifier and transformer portion of pump of a medical mattress totally weighing 947.5 grams valued over Rs 27.47 lac, was found concealed. In both the cases, the passengers were arrested. Further investigations are under progress.
Further, smoking tobacco weighing 11.975 kg valued over Rs 5.26 lac tightly wrapped with plastic covers and found concealed along with personal effects were seized. Besides, 9 cases of smuggling of foreign brand cigarettes were also detected during the month involving 251 cartons of various foreign brand cigarettes valued over Rs 3.31 lac which were confiscated.