Gold worth Rs 10.25 lakh seized in Mangaluru airport

The Customs officials at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) seized 192.32 gm of gold valued at Rs 10.25 lakh from a passenger.

The 24-carat gold was being smuggled in the form of two narrow straight solid metallic rod objects, Customs officials said in a release here on Sunday.

The gold, which was concealed inside a handbag, was seized soon after the passenger arrived by a flight from Dubai on Saturday, the release said.