Mangalore, 20 Mar 2014: The officers of customs at Mangalore International Airport (MIA) seized UK Pounds 3,400 (equivalent of Rs 3,45,950) possessed illicitly by a passenger and concealed inside personal clothing kept in the check-in baggage of Nellikunnu Abdulla Jamalu, who is a resident of Thalangara, Kasargod. Abdulla was about to depart from MIA on Tuesday March 18 at about 19.30 hours by Jet Airways flight number 9W532 to Dubai.
The above operation was conducted under the supervision of Pravin Vinod, assistant commissioner of customs, MIA. During the course of investigation, it has been found that the above passenger was involved in the smuggling of gold at other airports.
Further investigation is under progress, under the guidance of D Purushottam, commissioner of customs, MIA.