"We intercepted three passengers, all Indian nationals coming from Dubai and recovered 1905 grams of gold valued at Rs 48,22,583," said an Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) source.
In the first case, Ubaid Nelliyadukkam was intercepted with six gold bars weighing 700 grams and valued at around Rs 17 lakhs. The bars were concealed in three boxes containing carbon powder.
The other two passengers -Assai Usman and Mohammad Jameer- had concealed gold wires in their trolley bags.