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On 29.04.2022, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Coimbatore received a secret information that four Malaysian passengers, traveling by Scoot Airlines, Flight No.TR540 from Singapore to Coimbatore are likely to carry Gold with an intent to smuggle it to India without payment of the applicable customs duty. Upon such information, surveillance was monitored and the four passengers were identified and upon search, there was nothing found in respect of two passengers and they were allowed to go, while, in respect of Tangkeswaran, bearing Malaysian Passport No.A55506477 and one Nandhini Tangkeswaran bearing of Malaysian Passport No.A55506479, in two parcels in their bags, covered with white color adhesive tapes, were found to be gold bars weighing 2.1kgs each, totaling to 4.2kgs were seized. Before the seizure, the said persons answered that they did not have any such material with them. Therefore, the said persons were arrested and remanded to custody, pending adjudication proceedings as well as pending criminal prosecution by the authorities under the Customs Act.

2. While so, after being released on bail, the said two Malaysian nationals have filed Crl.M.P.Nos.20974 an