GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT  COMMISSIONER OF AIR CUSTOMS

CALICUT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KARIPUR, MALAPPURAM - 673647, KERALA

S@ O.S.NO.77/2008    idna@k Dated 5-8–2008

PRESS RELEASE

          BASED ON INTELLIGENCE,  THE OFFICERS OF THE AIR INTELLIGENCE UNIT, AIR CUSTOMS, CALICUT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAVE EFFECTED SEIZURE OF 14 KGS OF SAFFRON (TORSHIZ PUSHALI A GRADE, PRODUCT OF IRAN) TOTALLY VALUED AT Rs.14,00,000/-(M.V) AND Rs.9,80,000/- (I.V) FROM ONE MOHAMMED THAJUDDEEN (AGED 36), HAILING FROM KASARAGOD DISTRICT HOLDING INDIAN PASSPORT NO.F0608723 ARRIVED FROM SHARJAH BY INDIAN AIRLINES FLIGHTNO. IC-598.

THE SEIZURE WAS EFFECTED AS PER THE DIRECTION OF SHRI.C.MADHAVAN I.R.S, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF AIR CUSTOMS, CALICUT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS HAVE EFFECTED THE SEIZURE.

SHRI.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR.P.D, SUPERINTENDENT (INTELLIGENCE)

INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS: S/SHRI.K.SALIL, VINOD KUMAR.V.V, ROBIN BABY, K.DINESHAN, K.C.BALACHANDRAN NAIR, SMT.M.P.JOSEPHINE

AIR CUSTOMS OFFICER SHRI.D.SATHEESAN

SEPOY: S/SHRI.K.CHANDRASEKHARA, DEEPAK

C. MADHAVAN

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER