Mangalore International Airport staff involved in gold smuggling?

June 2, 2014

Mangalore, Jun 2: While Customs officials have their hawk eyes on gold smugglers arriving at Mangalore International Airport, the real threat, as emerged recently, lurks within the airport walls.

The possibility of airport staff involving in transporting the yellow metal smuggled into the airport to outside its premises where smugglers would be waiting, have put the the department of revenue intelligence (DRI) officials on high alert. They are determined to crack down on the inside men and curb the crimes.

Last Friday an air passenger had dumped 2kg of gold in the airport immigration hall toilet dust bin. After this case came to light, the DRI is now actively probing the involvement of airport staff in smuggling operations.

Sameer Mohammed (28) from Kasaragod had arrived by the 10pm Air India Express flight at the Mangalore International Airport from Dubai on Friday. Before proceedings towards immigration counters he had entered the toilet with some packet in his hand. The DRI sleuths who had noticed this prevented him from leaving the airport and found that he had dumped two bars of gold weighing a kilogram each in the toilet dust bin.

According to the accused, he was instructed to dump the bars in the dust bin and he neither knows the handler nor the person to whom it was delivered. The DRI official said that the pickup person for the consignment could be anyone from toilet maintenance staff to airport officials who had access to immigration section.

This is the first instance that a contraband has been seized in this manner and DRI officials expressed surprise at the newer modes of smuggling being discovered by smugglers.

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Heading to Karavali Utsava? Check traffic changes and parking rules in Mangaluru

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December 20,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 20: The Mangaluru City Police have issued a detailed traffic advisory ahead of the inaugural ceremony of Karavali Utsava, which will be held at the Karavali Utsava Ground on Saturday.

The festival will be inaugurated at 6:00 pm by Dakshina Kannada District Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Cultural and public programmes will be held at the venue every evening and will continue until January 2.

According to City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, parking of vehicles is strictly prohibited on both sides of the road from Lalbagh to Karavali Utsava Ground. Visitors are requested to park their vehicles only at designated parking areas.

To help the public, traffic signboards and parking guidance flex boards have been installed along the routes leading to the venue. The police have urged commuters and visitors to follow these instructions to ensure smooth traffic movement.

Designated Parking Locations

•   Urwa Market Ground – Cars
•   Gandhinagar Government School (near Press Club) – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Ladyhill Church parking area – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Canara School Ground, Mannagudda – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Thimmappa Hotel premises – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Scout and Guide Bhavana premises (behind Karavali Utsava Grounds) – Two-wheelers
•   Urwa Market Road – Two-wheelers
•   Hat Hill Road – Two-wheelers

The police have appealed to the public to cooperate by following traffic rules and parking guidelines to avoid inconvenience during the festival.

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