Kozhikode: A 27-year-old Air India passenger was held after gold bars worth more than Rs 2.5 crore were seized from his possession at Karipur airport in Kozhikode, officials said today.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of DRI officials checked the baggage of Thaslim, a passenger from Bahrain, and seized the gold bars weighing 6.4 kgs.
The bars were found concealed inside the computer UPS of Thaslim, a native of Kavil in the district, the DRI officials said.
Thaslim was taken into custody for questioning, they said.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Acting on a tip-off, a team of DRI officials checked the baggage of Thaslim, a passenger from Bahrain, and seized the gold bars weighing 6.4 kgs.
The bars were found concealed inside the computer UPS of Thaslim, a native of Kavil in the district, the DRI officials said.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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