Customs seize smuggled gold valued at Rs25L, 1 held

Mangaluru: Customs officials at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) produced a person arrested on charges of smuggling gold valued at Rs 25.5 lakh, before the jurisdictional court. The accused , Sumesh from Kasaragod, had arrived at MIA on October 4. Officials had doubts about the heating element they found in an electric rice cooker, said Joannes George, joint commissioner of customs, Mangaluru customs commissionerate.
Accordingly, the heating element of the electric cooker was seized and examined on Wednesday, and officials found that gold weighing 499.3g was concealed inside it. Sumesh had arrived from Dubai on an Air India Express flight. Customs officials subsequently arrested Sumesh on Wednesday. Officials on September 27 had seized gold valued at Rs 33.8 lakh that was concealed in a pipe below a seat on an aircraft.
Cricket betting racket busted
Mangaluru city police busted a cricket betting racket in the city on Thursday, by cracking four cases. Police seized Rs 2.7 lakh from the accused, seized 22 mobile phones and a car. City police commissioner Vikash Kumar Vikash tweeted that the accused were using special apps to carry out this illegal activity. Police arrested 16 persons in connection with these four cases, Vikash Kumar added.