Karipur: Malappuram police on Wednesday arrested a woman who tried to smuggle over 1 kg of gold hidden in her innerwear. Shabna from Kunnamangalam arrived at the Kozhikode international airport from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
She tried to smuggle 1.884 kg of gold worth Rs 1.17 crore, sources said.
Packets of gold, in semi-liquid paste form, were hidden inside her underwear. The woman was arrested following a tip-off received by the police.
A police team was already waiting for the woman to come out of the airport after she managed to clear the customs inspection, an officer said.
The woman had tried to escape saying she did not have any gold on her during the interrogation by the police. Though cops checked her luggage and handbag, they did not find the gold.
But during the checking of her car, police found traces of the gold mixture. This led the probe further and finally her arrest. Shabna was working as a carrier for a gold smuggling gang, according to the police.
