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The case is linked to ‘Operation Numkhor,’ a major drive by the Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate, Kochi.
Customs sources confirmed that Operation Numkhor is set to continue in the coming days.
He said the same vehicles, for which Customs had already summoned him six months ago and verified all documents, were seized again on Tuesday.
Customs officials are investigating whether the owners, including the celebrities, were aware of the smuggling racket when they purchased the cars.
The accused, Arumugham (52), son of Annamalai from Karmadurai in Tamil Nadu’s Salem district, was taken into custody on Monday.
Preliminary inquiry revealed the tusks belonged to a four- or five-year-old elephant calf and were worth about ₹2 lakh.
Banned tobacco products worth lakhs were seized across Kasargod in a major police crackdown.
The suspects, connected through Poojappura Central Jail, orchestrated the theft and trade of sandalwood from the Marayur Family Health Centre premises.
The duo felled a 40-year-old sandalwood tree located behind the staff quarters of the Marayur Block Family Health Centre
Police are still searching for the eighth accused, who sold sandalwood from his own property.
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