Udupi police intercept contraband 1.3kg gold; Customs probe on

MANGALURU

:

Customs

preventive unit led by

Rajesh Pujari

, assistant commissioner on Wednesday booked offence cases against four persons at

Kundapura

and one at Byndoor after they were found in possession of foreign origin gold.

Joannes George, joint commissioner of Customs, Mangaluru on Saturday said the unit recovered total of 1.341kg of gold valued at Rs 56.99 lakh after purification from these persons who were found in possession of crude gold items in various forms including gold in paste form.

Udupi

district police at Kundapura and Byndoor based on tip-off received by them that some persons were transporting gold from Calicut to Bhatkal, intercepted some persons at Kundapura and Byndoor and informed the customs preventive unit here, George said.

The unit rushed to the spot and after due inquiry seized the gold from the person. Further investigation on the matter is underway at the Customs headquarters office here, he said.

The team headed by Pujari comprised of Superintendents Rameshchandra, Raveendra Pai,

S Pradeep Kumar

, and Inspector

Sandeep M Sand

other staff including Krishne Gowda,

Kishore Shetty

, and Lingappa.

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