Kannur: Gold worth Rs 51 lakh seized from Kannur airport. The gold was seized from M Fazil, a native of Aralam. The young man was caught with the gold during a joint search by DRI and customs. Fazil was on an Air India Express flight from Sharjah last night.
The police seized 1040 grams of gold during a subsequent search. The gold was found when the suspect was taken into custody and examined. The paste-shaped gold was hidden in the anus. 1153 grams of gold was seized at the time of seizure but 1040 grams of gold was recovered.