CONCEALMENT OF GOLD


Intelligence received indicated the inflow of large quantity of smuggled gold, which had been smuggled into Mumbai, through large number of carriers, to northern Kerala, through the operations run by different gangs. The quantity of inflow was estimated to be around 500 Gold Biscuits (average) per gang. The intelligence was developed and a definite source of information was built up. Thus based on definite information about the movement of smuggled gold from Mumbai to Malabar area, an operation was chalked out in three parts.




In the first part of the operation, one bus namely "Jayaraj Ballal Motors" from Kollur to Guruvayur was intercepted around 2230 Hrs. on 17-8-2001 at Manjeswar Sales Tax Check Post and three passengers namely, Haris, Hamza and Rasheed were caught, all carrying Gold Biscuits, concealed in long cloth bags tied around their waist, the numbers being 34, 33 and 37 respectively.		In continuation, in the second part of the operation on 18-8-2001, two individuals namely, K.Usman and P.Kunhi Mohammed, were intercepted on board Mangalore- Coimbatore Fast Passenger Train and the officers seized 33 Gold Biscuits and Indian Currency totally valued Rs.17,46,704/- and 31 Gold Biscuits and Indian Currency totally valued Rs.16,40,586/- respectively from them.
	In continuation, in the third part of the operation, on the same day, the residence of Pulikuth Hamzath Abdussalaam @ Hamza @ Kunjumon was searched and resulted in the recovery of 38 Gold Biscuits, Indian Currency, Foreign Currency and one Computer of total value Rs.36,79,427/- and e-mail print outs showing compensatory payments amounting to Rs.36 Crores.

The whole operation resulted in the recovery of 206 Gold Biscuits valued Rs.1.07 Crores, Indian Currency Rs.15.67 lakhs, Foreign Currency valued Rs.1.36 lakhs (total seizure valued Rs.1,23,66,000/-) and e-mail printouts showing compensatory payments, by sale of smuggled gold, amounting to more than Rs.36 crores.