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The accused, Hamza Ashiq, had arrived on an Air India Express flight from Sharjah.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence had performed the operation with Air Customs.
The value of the seized saffron is estimated to be at least Rs 36 lakh.
In separate incidents, two unclaimed gold items were seized from two flights.
The festival is held from October 15 to 23, this year.
A team led by district police chief Sujit Das IPS uncovered Naveen's links with the gold smuggling racket.
The Kondotty Police has claimed that it has found evidence linking CISF Assistant Commandant Naveen to a gold smuggling gang.
The seizure was made on the basis of a tip received by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.
Police assume that the gang had smuggled gold worth Rs 25-30 crore through the airport.
The accused was carrying gold weighing 973.5 gram by pasting it inside a corrugated box.