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The officers said the gold was concealed in the mobile pouch using black/silver adhesive tapes in order to avoid detection. The contraband gold was later seized by the officers of DRI under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962. SG-60 at around 6.15pm on Thursday, an official communique issued by the MIA on Friday stated.While gold weighing in excess of 1.5kg worth Rs 47 lakh was recovered from the passenger, the authorities seized Rs 25 lakh from the tainted official’s residence. He arrived at the city in Spicejet Flight No. MANGALURU: Officers from the regional unit of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) here have nabbed two people, including an official of the Mangalore International Airport (MIA), on charges of smuggling gold from Dubai to Mangaluru.The accused passenger is identified as Nizar Khadar, 32, hailing from Kasargod in Kerala..