Mangalore : In a peculiar case of smuggling gold through Bajpe airport 2 passengers both Muslim’s were caught for bringing gold wires painted with silver paste and hidden in the suitcase in their bedding luggage’s coming from Dubai to Mangalore International Airport (MIA) at 7.30am on Tuesday, Nov.19.
V Shreenivas Phani, assistant commissioner of customs at the airport, who examined the baggage’s of the two suspected travelers to seize the gold worth Rs.28 lacks, stated that further investigation as to the source of such a deal is under progress.
Abdul Nizar Bannoor and Abdul Jaleel Thalangara Ismail, from Kasargod are detained by customs authorities for further questioning in the case.