Kozhikode: Four passengers travelling by two different flights have been held after they were caught with 653 grams of gold and 10,000 cigarettes from their possession.
“One passenger carried 325 gram gold by flight SG 9560 from Jeddah. While the remaining three passengers carried 10,000 cigarettes, 207 gram gold and 121 gram gold separately by flight SG153 from Dubai,” said Commissionerate of Customs (Preventive).
One of the passengers hid the gold inside adaptors and cello tape while the other three concealed gold and cigarettes inside a speaker and wheels of a trolley bag, Commissionerate added.