Mangaluru: Officials of the Customs Department at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) on Saturday seized gold worth Rs 6.42 lakh being smuggled in by a passenger who arrived here from Dubai.

Twentyfour-carat gold, weighing 129.5 gm, was seized.

The yellow metal was in the form of washer-type objects.

A case was registered against him, said sources in the Customs.