The place, despite being a major customs office handled by the government and a major source of tourism-related income for POGB, lacks basic facilities that are crucial for the incoming tourists.
Customs officers at Calicut International Airport seized gold disguised as seven silver-coloured spoons and three L-shaped keys weighing 250 grams from the checked-in baggage of a passenger.
Customs officers of the Cochin International Airport arrested a person and seized foreign origin 24-carat gold rings weighing 488.50 gms and gold jewellery weighing 130.80 grams on Sunday.
After a series of operations on the basis of specific inputs and profiling, Hyderabad customs officers at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) seized a total of 3.734 kgs of smuggled gold, valued at Rs 2.19 crore and foreign currency worth Rs 16.46 lakhs.
Customs officers of the Cochin International Airport intercepted a woman passenger on Tuesday and seized gold that was found stitched inside the innerwear slip worn by her, said officers.
Cochin Customs officers on Friday recovered gold, worth around Rs 85 lakh, from the rear toilet of an Indigo Airlines plane. The gold was in paste form found in two unclaimed bags, said officials.
The release said, "On 14 July 2023, vigilant troops of BSF Meghalaya seized 7 country-made engine-fitted boats loaded with huge quantities of sugar meant for smuggling to Bangladesh through the international border of West Jaintia Hills."
"Acting on intelligence, Customs officers at Trichy airport seized gold weighing 1.3 Kg of 24 Karat purity and 25.00 grams of 22 Karat purity totally valued at Rs 79.12 Lakh from 8 passengers who arrived through flights from Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Dubai on July 6 2023 and July 7 2023,"
Hyderabad Customs officers seized 2.279 Kg. of smuggled Gold from three persons in three different cases, and more than one lakh smuggled Cigarette sticks kept in one case.