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MATTANNUR: Customs seized gold worth Rs 23 lakh from a passenger at Kannur airport. 391 grams of gold were seized from Jabir Puthiyapurayil, a native of Kannur Muzhapilangad, who arrived from Sharjah. The gold, in the form of paste, was adhered to the shirt and pants he was wearing. The seized gold is valued at Rs 23,40,135. The inspection was conducted under the leadership of Customs Assistant Commissioner E V Sivaraman, Superintendent Ajith, Inspectors Nikhil Nishant, Pankaj, and Ashwina. The airport police also seized gold from another passenger the previous day. They confiscated 930 grams of gold worth 54 lakh rupees from Mohammad Shahil, a resident of Dharmadam, during a customs inspection.