The family of an Irish man arrested for allegedly smuggling 10kg of gold into India have said they are "baffled and stunned" by his detention.
Dad-of-one Edwin Minihan was arrested at Kochi International Airport after arriving there from Dubai on Monday.
Indian police said he had 10 gold bars, valued at €340,000, hidden in his clothing when he was stopped at a customs check.
Mr Minihan (42), from New Ross, Co Wexford, works in Dubai as a sales director for Tango Telecom, a company headquartered in Limerick.
Mr Minihan's mother, Teresa, described the situation as "unbelievably horrific".
"We don't really know what happened. We are totally baffled and stunned."