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Gold in coiled forms was found concealed inside the toys with high engineering skills, said the officials.
Both the passengers had arrived at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport from Dubai.
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.
The transfer order issued by the Chief Commissioner, Customs and GST, also says that these two officers should not be posted at any airport in the future
The gold was seized from a Palakkad native who flew down from Muscat.
A special cyber team led by Thiruvananthapuram DCP P Nithin Raj is probing the cases
Three passengers were intercepted and found carrying 949.55 grams of gold costing Rs 51,16,935.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence had performed the operation with Air Customs.
In separate incidents, two unclaimed gold items were seized from two flights.