KOZHIKODE: Gold has been seized in Karipur again. The Kozhikode Customs Prevention wing seized 1117 grams of gold tried to smuggle illegally via the international airport. The gold was seized from Raashid, a native of Moorkkanad in Malappuram who came in Air Arabia’s flight from Sharjah.

He was held when tried to smuggle the yellow metal by concealing it in the body in the form of capsules. The metal costs 55 lakh in the market. Despite the arrest of a gold smuggling team and probe by NIA and Customs have intensified, the smuggling of gold in the state continues unabated. The gold is brought in compound form by hiding it in under garments etc.