KOCHI: At the Nedumbassery airport, the gold which was attempted to be smuggled in the form of a crude chain and attached to a belt buckle, was seized. The gold was seized from Shihas, a native of Thrissur, who was coming out through the Green Channel. The incident happened on Friday morning.

Shihas arrived on Air India Express flight and was caught by Air Customs Intelligence while trying to exit through Green Channel. More than 400 grams of gold were recovered from him. The gold was attached in a silver-plated manner. The officials conducted the investigation based on confidential information.