Mangaluru, May 18 (PTI) Customs officials at the Mangaluru International Airport have seized 736 grams of gold worth Rs 37.17 lakh from a passenger who arrived from Bahrain.

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The passenger, hailing from Byndoor in Udupi district, arrived by an Air India Express flight from Bahrain, a customs release here said.

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He had concealed the gold in three oval-shaped packets in paste form mixed with solid gum, in his rectum, the release said.

The man has been arrested and a case was registered. Investigation is on.

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