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Fahiz allegedly tried to sneak in 1.3kg of gold by hiding it in a bread-maker, says Kasaragod Customs
The expensive watches were worth Rs 17.86 lakh as per Customs' evaluation. However, the actor was let go after some time.
Customs officials had received a tip-off that a passenger arriving on the Air Arabia flight from Sharjah that day would be smuggling gold.
Customs nabbed Ibrahim Masood who had landed at Mangaluru from Dubai with four dated phones.
A crucial part of the gold smuggling network are the carriers, locally referred to as 'Kuruvis’ (sparrows).
Smugglers say they could sneak in the gold without any fear if certain Customs officials are on duty.
As much as 320 grams of gold was recovered from him on the spot and later seized an amount of Rs 4,42,000 from a room where he was staying.
The information will be used by the customs department for improved surveillance and risk assessment of passengers entering or leaving the country.
Customs superintendent Pramod Sabitha and Havildar Sanith are the officers who faced the disciplinary action.
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