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The Customs took help from a lathe workshop to dismantle a product and recover the gold.
The accused Jossy hid six kilograms of gold in the form of four bangles concealed in 'Nivea Creme' boxes.
Seven people were arrested in the joint operations by forest intelligence, the Idukki forest flying squad and foresters of the Thodupuzha Range office on Thursday.
The gold, weighing 923 grams, was concealed in three capsules in paste form and hidden in his rectum, said DRI officers.
The gold was seized from a Palakkad native who flew down from Muscat.
The case revolves around the alleged smuggling of Rs1.3 crore by a former officer of the UAE consulate in Thiruvananthapuram to Muscut in Oman.
A total of Rs 66.60 crore has been imposed on 44 accused, including two former diplomats of the UAE Consulate in Thiruvananthapuram.
Three natives of Karnataka had brought the tusk to Mananthavadi to sell it in Kerala.
Three passengers were intercepted and found carrying 949.55 grams of gold costing Rs 51,16,935.
The accused, who arrived from Sharjah in the morning, concealed the gold in paste form inside three capsules and hid it in his rectum.