KARIPUR: An airline employee who tried to smuggle gold worth around one crore rupees was caught in Karipur. Ground staff Mohammad Shameem who tried to smuggle 2647 grams of gold mixture was caught by CISF.

Shameem was caught by the CISF while he was going outside the airport to hand over the gold from the passengers who had returned home from abroad to an agent. He tried to smuggle the gold through the exit route for employees only. A gold mixture was found during the subsequent inspection. It is worth around Rs 1 crore in the market. The investigation for the person who handed over the gold and the person who came to collect it has been launched.