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DRI sleuths seize gold worth Rs 46 lakhs from woman at Kochi International Airport

The woman was found carrying about 13 gold biscuits inside her clothes.

Kochi: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Sunday seized about 1.5 kg of gold worth Rs 46 lakhs from a woman passenger identified as Rasina 26 belonging to Nilambur, who landed at the Kochi International Airport from Doha.

The woman was found carrying about 13 gold biscuits inside her clothes. The DRI sleuths intercepted her at the arrival hall on a tip-off.

According to DRI officials the woman was suspected to be working for a gold smuggling racket by a Malappuram-based racket. The accused has been found travelled between Kerala and the Middle East several times during the past one year, they held.

Gold smuggling to the state is up in the past few months after a decline soon after the demonetization. The DRI has seized nearly 21 kg gold from the three airports in Kerala. DRI officials are apprehensive of gold smuggling to move up in coming months.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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