Kochi: Police here have arrested an Air India cabin crew at the Kochi Airport for attempting to smuggle gold.
Shafi Sharaf, a native of Wayanad, had wrapped 1,487 grams of gold around his forearms. He was arrested by the Customs officials based on the tip-off.
The Customs Preventive Commissionerate had reportedly received confidential information that Shafi, a cabin crew member on the Bahrain-Kozhikode-Kochi flight, was trying to smuggle gold into the country.
Officials also said that further investigation is underway and Shafi is being interrogated by customs officials.
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