Lankan held in India

Customs officials detained a passenger, who arrived from Colombo, on charges of smuggling seven gold biscuits weighing 2.5 kg at Madurai airport on Wednesday afternoon.

Besides the gold, the officials also seized the bus operated by the airliner as the gold biscuits were found concealed in the seat of the bus which ferries passengers between the aircraft and terminal. Officials on surveillance caught red-handed Mohammed Feroze Khan of Tiruchi in the bus. He was produced before a court here on Thursday and sent for judicial custody. The officials are interrogating the bus driver and ground handling staff of the airliner. (Hindu)