Mangaluru: Customs officials at the international airport here have seized 199 gm of gold from a passenger hailing from Kasaragod in Kerala on Tuesday.

Customs sources said the seized gold is valued at Rs 10.62 lakh. The passenger had arrived in Mangaluru from Dubai.

The gold was in the form of one cylindrical rod concealed inside shaft of the citrus juice mixer. A case has been registered and investigation is in progress, they said.