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Mumbai: Gold worth Rs 30 lakh recovered from passenger flying from Riyadh to Mangalore

Six gold bars were concealed in a small bag that the passenger was  carrying while another four were strapped into the battery of an LED emergency light which he was carrying.

 Gold worth Rs 30 lakh was seized from a passenger flying from Riyadh to Mangalore at Mumbai airport today. A passenger named Mohammad Althaf Moidin was intercepted by the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at the Mumbai airport after he arrived from Riyadh by a Jet Airways flight.
Moidin was subjected to further checks at the airport during which 10 gold bars weighing over 1100 grams were recovered from his luggage.

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED:

• A passenger named Mohammad Althaf Moidin, holding an Indian passport, arrives at Mumbai airport from Riyadh on Jet Airways flight.
• Moments before he was to catch a flight to Mangalore, Moidin is taken away for questioning by Air Intelligence Unit. On suspicion, his luggage is subjected to further checks.
• Ten gold bars weighing 1160 grams worth Rs Rs 29,68,585 recovered from his possession.
• Six gold bars were concealed in a small bag while another four were strapped into the battery of an LED emergency light which he was carrying.
• The emergency light was kept in his checked-in bag. All gold bars were neatly wrapped with black colour adhesive tape.
• Moidin was arrested and a case has been registered against him. Further investigation is on.