KOCHI: Customs seized 1.9 kg of gold worth Rs 1 crore at Kochi airport. The gold was seized from Siddharth Madhusoodanan and Nithin Unnikrishnan, residents of Malappuram, who arrived from Sharjah on an Air Arabia flight. Both were arrested by Customs.

Siddharth brought 1.1 kg of gold and Nithin 851 g of gold. The gold was found hidden inside the body in capsule form wrapped in condoms. On February 14, a large gold haul took place at the airport. 6.2 kg of gold was seized that day.