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The passenger had arrived in Mangaluru via Air India Express flight IX 816 on January 8. Based on suspicious movement, customs sleuths intercepted him and while frisking his body, a beep sound emerged from his pelvis region.
It was found that 5 oval-shaped objects containing gold in paste form were concealed in his rectum. It was extracted by heating process.
The passenger was arrested and produced before the Magistrate.