Karipur: Big gold hunt at Karipur airport. Police seized two and a half kilos of gold worth Rs 1.5 crore from a passenger. The gold was seized from Abdul Salam, a native of Balussery, who arrived on an Air India Express from Bahrain. Police seized the gold after it was released after completing a customs inspection.
2018g gold in mixed form, wrapped in a plastic bag and then tucked inside a fabric belt and wrapped around the waist.
Abdul Salam also tried to smuggle 774 grams of mixed gold in 3 capsules in a form that was cleverly hidden inside his body.
Abdul Salam, who hid 774 grams inside his body and 2018 grams around his waist, managed to escape the Karipur Air Customs check easily and get out of the airport, but the police searched on the basis of confidential information received by the Malappuram district police chief. Abdul Salam has been taken into custody and is being questioned in detail by the police.
