Air India cabin crew caught smuggling gold under their uniform. Read here

In Kerala, an Air India crew member was arrested for attempting to smuggle gold. Shafi Sharaf, a Wayanad native, had 1,487 grams of gold wrapped around his forearms. His strategy was to conceal the gold with his shirtsleeves and pass through the green customs clearance channel, which is reserved for passengers who do not have any dutiable goods to declare.


However, the Customs Preventive Commissionerate received confidential information that an Air India cabin crew member on the Bahrain-Kozhikode-Kochi flight was transporting gold. Officials also stated that an investigation is ongoing and that Shafi is being questioned by customs officials.



Based on the tip, Shafi was apprehended at Kochi Airport. According to a photo shared by a news agency, he had wrapped the gold paste around his arms.


The accused, according to reports, arrived in Kochi from Bahrain around 8.30 p.m. He was apprehended and taken to the customs preventive wing around 10.20 p.m., less than two hours later.


In related news, at Chennai International Airport, gold bars worth Rs 3.32 crore were seized. According to the Customs department, two passengers, including a Sri Lankan national, were detained in this connection.


A total of 68 gold bars weighing 6.8 kilogrammes were discovered hidden in the luggage of two passengers who arrived in Chennai on Tuesday from Singapore. The authorities made the discovery after acting on specific inputs that led them to the passengers.

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