Coimbatore: In another seizure of gold, about 1.6 kilograms of the yellow metal was today seized from a passenger, who arrived by an Air Arabia flight, police said.
The passenger, Zakaria, had concealed the gold in ingot form in the cycle wheels of a three-wheeler meant for children.
Following a tip-off, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials checked all passengers who arrived by the flight at the airport in the early hours.
Yesterday a passenger Nishant, hailing from Thrissur in Kerala, was arrested in Coimbatore and 1.42 kg of gold seized from him.
The passenger, Zakaria, had concealed the gold in ingot form in the cycle wheels of a three-wheeler meant for children.
Following a tip-off, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials checked all passengers who arrived by the flight at the airport in the early hours.
Yesterday a passenger Nishant, hailing from Thrissur in Kerala, was arrested in Coimbatore and 1.42 kg of gold seized from him.
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