Mangaluru, Jan 29 (PTI) Officials of the Customs Department at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) on Saturday seized gold worth Rs 6.42 lakh being smuggled in by a passenger who arrived here from Dubai.

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Twentyfour-carat gold, weighing 129.5 gm, was seized.

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The yellow metal was in the form of washer-type objects.

A case was registered against him, said sources in the Customs.

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