Rafeeq (32), who arrived here from Riyadh by an Etihad Airlines flight, was intercepted outside the airport and 28 gold bars, each weighing 116.7 grams recovered from his bagagge, Salim, Intelligence Officer of DRI, Kozhikode, said.
The gold bars had been concealed inside the battery compartment of an emergency lamp in his baggage, he said.
Two persons who came to receive him in a car were also apprehended and Rs four lakh in cash seized from the vehicle, he said.