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date_range 20 March 2015 9:26 AM GMT Updated On
date_range 20 March 2015 9:26 AM GMTGold worth Rs 4.5 cr seized at Kozhikode airport
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Kozhikode: Gold bars and biscuits worth Rs 4.5 crore kept concealed in a consignment of LED lamps were seized Thursday at the cargo section of the international airport here and one person who came to collect it was taken into custody, customs officials said.
The consignment was sent onboard an Emirates flight that arrived here last week from an overseas origin. When one
Subhair of Tirur in Mallapuram came to collect the cargo today, officials found a total of 17.5 kg of gold kept hidden
in the LED lamps, they said.
The man has been detained and further investigation is on, the officials said, but did not reveal the name of the
place from where the cargo was booked.
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