Gold found in airport’s toilet drain

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, July 16, 2014 :  Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence have  on July  15, Tuesday  seized gold worth over Rs 31 lakh which was found concealed in the drainage hole of the toilet of the Mangalore International Airport. Two persons including a cleaning staff of the airport, have been arrested. With this operation, the DRI has busted a major smuggling racket operating on the Kozhikode-Dubai-Mangalore sector.

 

 

The seized gold included a gold bar weighing one kg and two gold pellets weighing 115 grams. The total weight of the seized gold was 1230 grams and the value put at Rs 31.64 lakhs.

It is learnt, the DRI officials first saw the cleaning staff Ganesh (22) from Karambar enter the toilet and  place his hand inside a drainage hole after removing the  filter cap with  holes and  removing the gold bar and pellets. He was immediately arrested  and on enquiry he revealed that  the gold was hidden there by a passenger who had arrived by an Air India Express Flight No IX 384 from Dubai. He also said he was asked to hand it over to one Naushad of BC Road who will be waiting at the parking area.

The DRI officials who found Naushad immediately arrested him and he admitted the guilt.

Both Ganesh and Naushad have been produced before the court. Further investigations are in progress.