7kg gold smuggled from Dubai to Kerala
KOCHI: The Customs officials on Friday seized 7 kg of gold concealed
in the petrol tank of BMW mini Cooper car imported from Dubai, in Kochi.
The gold bars were concealed in the tank of the car in the form of 13
crude chains. The car was imported to Kochi through carnet de passage
from Dubai.
Carnet de passage is a document that allows a person
to cross international borders with a vehicle avoiding paying customs
charges. It is basically a promise that the person will take the vehicle
out of the country when he or she leave the country.
The consignment was meant to a man based in Kasargode. His identity is yet to be confirmed. The officials said this is first time in recent times that gold was smuggled into the state through cargo shipment.
Officials of the Customs Department had recently tightened the noose around the gold smugglers in the wake of sharp rise in gold smuggling into the state through various international airports in the state.
Carnet de passage is a document that allows a person
to cross international borders with a vehicle avoiding paying customs
charges. It is basically a promise that the person will take the vehicle
out of the country when he or she leave the country.The consignment was meant to a man based in Kasargode. His identity is yet to be confirmed. The officials said this is first time in recent times that gold was smuggled into the state through cargo shipment.
Officials of the Customs Department had recently tightened the noose around the gold smugglers in the wake of sharp rise in gold smuggling into the state through various international airports in the state.
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