Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs Department has seized 871 grams of gold worth Rs 44.9 lakhs at Kochi airport. On the investigations of profiling done by the officers of the AIU, a passenger arriving from Dubai at Kochi Airport was stopped at the green channel. During the interrogation and examination of the passenger, four capsules of gold in a compound form weighing 871 grams hidden inside his body were recovered and seized. The passenger has been identified as Anas, a native of the Palakkad district.
