Snag in aircraft puts damper on smuggling attempt

Kochi | Thursday | 14th June, 2018

Summary:

According to officials, smuggling of foreign currency operations from Kerala are intrinsically linked to hawala operations. Meanwhile, customs sleuths have flagged concerns over the rising smuggling operations through the airport. CIAL officials attributed the breakthrough to the ?159-crore baggage screening facility at CIAL, equipped with four 360 degree CT-based scanners with 3D Imaging facility. more-inFor Mohammed Siddiqui Yusufi, the unforced snag developed by the aircraft en route to Kochi proved too costly. With the second-level test too proving inconclusive, the baggage was taken out of the conveyor system for another x-ray screening, which confirmed the suspicion..