Man hides gold bars in cellphone, held

MUMBAI: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) arrested a passenger for attempting to smuggle gold through Mumbai airport on Saturday. The passenger, Ibrahim Khaleel, was carrying four gold bars worth Rs 48 lakh.
Two of the bars were concealed in his mobile phone in place of the battery. The other two were found in his bag.
Khaleel landed in Mumbai from Riyadh by a Jet Airways flight.Just as he was trying to clear Customs through the green channel, AIU officials intercepted him on suspicion and asked for a thorough check. "We discovered two gold bars in his hand baggage. During interrogation, he revealed that he had two bars concealed in his phone," an AIU official said. It was a new modus operandi to hoodwink authorities, he added.
Officials said that Khaleel was on his way to Mangalore to deliver the consignment.