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Bashir, 60, a resident of Talengere and Ramachandra Patil, 27, a resident of Sangli in Maharashtra are the arrested persons.
Based on reliable tip-off Excise and Customs officials in Kasargod and Kannur had maintained a vigil on a car and intercepted it when it was headed towards Kasargod. Upon checking they found Rs 1.2 crore cash concealed within the car seat and arrested car driver Basheer. During the questioning, Basheer claimed to be unaware of the hidden cash and revealed that a person named Ravi in Mangaluru had asked him to take the car to Kasargod.
As per the information divulged by Basheer, the officials later raided a rented house located at Kote road, Kasargod and seized 1.5 kg gold and arrested another person Ramachandra Patil who was present at the house.
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