Mangaluru: On 22 August 2022, Mangaluru International Airport Customs Officers seized 878 gms of gold of 24-carat purity valued at Rs 45,83,160 from a male passenger hailing from Bantwal, who arrived at MIA from Dubai by SpiceJet flight No SG-60.

The gold was extracted from four numbers of oval-shaped objects concealed with gold in powder form mixed with solid gum secreted in his body by the passenger.