KOZHIKODE: A native of Vadakara who tried to smuggle gold by coating his pants and shirt in it was arrested. Mohammad Safwan, a native of Vadakara, tried to smuggle gold worth around one crore rupees. The gold was smeared on the clothes. Customs had seized gold worth Rs 85 lakh in Nedumbassery yesterday. One and three-quarter kilos of gold, which was tried to be smuggled hidden inside the shoes, was caught. Muhammad, a native of Palakkad, was the one who tried to smuggle gold this way. When the seam of the sandal was examined, gold was found in a mixture form. After getting suspicious, when his body was examined, gold, which was smuggled in the form of capsules, was also found in the rectum.