Kerala / Officials find ₹32 lakh gold hidden inside pressure cooker at Calicut Airport

The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) seized around 700 grams of gold valued at ₹32.67 lakh from a passenger at the Calicut Airport on Saturday, with the Commissionerate of Customs (Preventive), Cochin sharing a video on Twitter. "The passenger arrived here from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and the gold was found concealed inside a pressure cooker," officials said.

ANI : Sep 06, 2020, 09:20 AM

Kozhikode: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) seized around 700 grams of gold valued at Rs 36 lakhs from a passenger at the Calicut Airport on Saturday.

The passenger arrived here from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and the gold was found concealed inside a pressure cooker.

AIU Calicut seized 700gm gold valued at Rs.32.67 Lakhs from a pax travelling by flight SG 9760 from Jeddah. The gold was concealed inside a pressure cooker. One pax has been arrested & further investigation is in progress@cbic_india @cgstcustvm #IndianCustomsAtWork pic.twitter.com/PuAMyxAoza
— Commissionerate of Customs (Preventive), Cochin (@ccphqrskochi) September 5, 2020

"The passenger, T Hamza from Malappuram had landed from Jeddah. AIU B batch officials seized 700 grams of gold worth Rs 36 lakhs was seized from inside a pressure cooker," the official said.

On September 1, the AIU in Kerala had seized 937 grams gold worth Rs 46 lakhs from a passenger here at Kannur International Airport. The passenger was arrested.