Mangaluru: In spite of a large number of passengers coming down from Gulf countries, especially from Dubai being caught by airport customs officials, there has been no stop for the illegal smuggling of gold and foreign currency.

The Customs Officers of Mangaluru International Airport on 18 March, seized 706.000 grams (net) of 24-carat gold valued at Rs 36,53,550/- extracted in the form of one rectangular shape gold bar from three oval-shaped objects concealed with gold in paste form, which was secreted in the rectum by a passenger arriving from Dubai.