According to a DRI source today, an air hostess was detained for reportedly hiding about one kilogram of gold in her rectum to smuggle it from Muscat to Kannur.
Officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI – Kannur) detained Surabhi Khatun, a cabin crew member born in Kolkata and arrived from Muscat at Kannur International Airport on May 28. Their actions were taken in response to specific information provided by DRI Cochin.
The source told news agency Press Trust of India that during her search, 960 grams of illegal gold in compound form were found hidden in her rectum.
The source informed news agency PTI that she was taken before the jurisdictional magistrate and given a 14-day remand to a women’s prison in Kannur after being questioned and fulfilling the requirements.
According to the source, this is the first instance in India of an airline crew member being arrested for smuggling gold by hiding it in the rectum.
A thorough investigation has begun, and the information obtained thus far points to her having smuggled gold on multiple occasions in the past. The insider told Press Trust of India that the smuggling group is also looking into the involvement of people from Kerala.
News Source: NDTV
