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Man smuggling over Rs 9 lakh gold under wig held

01:26 AM Apr 05, 2020 | Team Udayavani |

Mangaluru: Customs officials at Mangaluru International Airport arrested an air passenger attempting to smuggling gold hidden under his wig.

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The man who had arrived from Dubai via Air India flight SG60 on December 17 was found in possession of 24-karat gold bars, weighing 247.70 grams, valued at Rs. 9.57 lakhs. The gold bars were pasted on his head and it was concealed with a wig.

In a separate incident, an air passenger who arrived at Mangaluru airport from Abudhabi by Air India flight IX816 was held after he was found in possession of 24-karat gold, weighing 307.20 grams, valued at Rs. 11.76 lakhs. The gold strip was concealed inside the metallic carpenter’s measuring tape.

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