Seven gold bars, worth Rs 32 lakh, were seized today at the airport here by the CISF from a passenger, who had concealed them in his footwear, a senior official said.
Moosa M, travelling to Mangalore from Mumbai, was intercepted early this morning by a CISF official after he found something suspicious in his footwear during the mandatory frisking at the terminal area, the official said.
"Seven gold bars, weighing 1.06 kg, were recovered from the footwear. The man has been handed over to Customs authorities," he said.
The gold is worth Rs 32 lakh, the official said.
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