Rs 7 lakh worth saffron seized from passenger
- Customs Commissioner Sumit Kumar said officers seized some material, suspected to be narcotics, concealed in a consignment meant for export to Kuala Lumpur, from the Thiruvananthapuram Air Cargo Complex.
Saffron valued at Rs seven lakh was seized from a passenger at the Calicut International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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The passenger had arrived from Sharjah by an Air India flight, they said.
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Customs Commissioner Sumit Kumar said officers seized some material, suspected to be narcotics, concealed in a consignment meant for export to Kuala Lumpur, from the Thiruvananthapuram Air Cargo Complex.
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The material, concealed in plastic pouches in six plastic folders were opened on suspicion and found to contain a white crystalline powdery substance.
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CISF and state Excise department personnel, who were called in, tested samples, which showed that the material could be narcotic drugs, he added.
Last Updated Mar 31, 2018, 6:34 PM IST