Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], January 7 (ANI): The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at the Cochin airport in Kerala seized over 700 grams of gold from a passenger who arrived from Saudi Arabia's Jeddah on Sunday.

According to Customs Department officials, the foreign-origin gold was in compound form, weighed 797 grams and was valued at approximately Rs 40 lakh.

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The passenger was intercepted by AIU officers at the green channel based on profiling.

After examining the passenger, three white capsule-shaped packets were recovered from him, which were suspected to have gold in paste form, they said.

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Further investigation is in progress.

Earlier in October last year, Customs officers at the Cochin airport arrested a person and seized foreign-origin 24-carat gold rings weighing 488.50 gms and gold jewellery weighing 130.80 grams. The recovered gold weighing 619.30 gms was estimated to be 33.35 lakhs. (ANI)

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