Coimbatore: Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Coimbatore, intercepted a passenger on the Coimbatore International Airport on early Tuesday morning and seized 52 rectangular gold bars (3kg) from him. The passenger had smuggled the gold bars from Sharjah to Coimbatore in Air Arabia flight.
The passenger has been recognized as H Unais, a native of Gudalur in Nilgiris district. He was working in a bakery in Gudalur. A few days ago, he flew to Sharjah and returned to Coimbatore on Tuesday.
Based on intelligence collected through DRI, officers intercepted Unais who hid 52 gold bars (24 carat) weighing about 3kg within two MP3 amplifiers. The worth of the seized gold bars is estimated at Rs 96.52 lakh. Unais was arrested and later released on conditional bail.
On May 10, the officers won data that a staff of passengers arriving through Sri Lankan airlines could be smuggling gold by way of concealment. Based at the data, the DRI officers intercepted Mohammed Eliyas, Shahjakhan, Mustafa, Mydeen, Sahul Hameed, Shahabudheen, Prem Nazeer and Mohammed Abdulla on the Coimbatore world airport. They have been native of Trichy. The sleuths said that the seven passengers smuggled the gold from Sri Lanka to Coimbatore through the flight they usually hid the gold in their hand baggage.
DRI officers seized 2kg of gold ornaments worth Rs 65.89 lakh from them. They have been released below bail through the DRI and additional investigation is on.
The passenger has been recognized as H Unais, a native of Gudalur in Nilgiris district. He was working in a bakery in Gudalur. A few days ago, he flew to Sharjah and returned to Coimbatore on Tuesday.
Based on intelligence collected through DRI, officers intercepted Unais who hid 52 gold bars (24 carat) weighing about 3kg within two MP3 amplifiers. The worth of the seized gold bars is estimated at Rs 96.52 lakh. Unais was arrested and later released on conditional bail.
On May 10, the officers won data that a staff of passengers arriving through Sri Lankan airlines could be smuggling gold by way of concealment. Based at the data, the DRI officers intercepted Mohammed Eliyas, Shahjakhan, Mustafa, Mydeen, Sahul Hameed, Shahabudheen, Prem Nazeer and Mohammed Abdulla on the Coimbatore world airport. They have been native of Trichy. The sleuths said that the seven passengers smuggled the gold from Sri Lanka to Coimbatore through the flight they usually hid the gold in their hand baggage.
DRI officers seized 2kg of gold ornaments worth Rs 65.89 lakh from them. They have been released below bail through the DRI and additional investigation is on.
3kg gold bars seized from passenger at city airport
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