Air India cabin crew caught smuggling gold
An Air India crew member was arrested in Kerala for attempting to smuggle gold. Shafi Sharaf, a native of Wayanad, had wrapped 1,487 grams of gold around his forearms. His plan was to cover the gold with his shirtsleeves and pass through the green channel of customs clearance, which is for passengers who don’t have any dutiable goods to declare.
The Customs Preventive Commissionerate, however, received confidential information that the Air India cabin crew member of the Bahrain-Kozhikode-Kochi service was bringing gold.
Shafi was arrested at Kochi airport based on the tip-off. A photo shared by news agency ANI shows how he had wrapped the gold paste around his arms.
The Customs Preventive Commissionerate had reportedly received confidential information that Shafi, a cabin crew member on the Bahrain-Kozhikode-Kochi Air India Express 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.
