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Attempt to smuggle in gold worth ₹14 lakh through Kochi airport foiled

Yet another attempt to smuggle in gold, weighing 281.88 grams and valued at around ₹14 lakh, by an air passenger was foiled by the Customs Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL). The airport has been witnessing many out-of-the-box ploys by smugglers to evade detection of the metal. Gold converted into compound form and shaped like a long strip was found hidden inside a specially created cavity in the waistband of the carrier’s pants.