KOZHIKODE: A big gold hunt in Karipur. The customs seized 3.5 kilograms of gold from three passengers. Gold worth Rs one crore and thirty-six lakhs was seized. Jamsheed from Malappuram, Bushra from Wayanad and Shamil from Kakkatil in Kozhikode were taken into custody.
They tried to smuggle gold by hiding it in the body and undergarments. About 1 kg of gold was also found abandoned in the flight from Jeddah. Eight gold bars were found.