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Kerala gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh and PS Sarith have married. They hope their union establishes a home based on truth and respect for their children.
Customs authorities are reviewing screening procedures after gold worth ₹50 lakh was found hidden in an infant's diaper, the first such case in Kerala, prompting consideration of stricter surveillance of passengers with children.
Authorities seized approximately 1kg of gold, valued at around ₹50 lakh, hidden in an eight-month-old baby's diaper during a smuggling attempt at Calicut International Airport.
Customs officials in Kochi arrested a passenger arriving from Abu Dhabi, seizing nearly £200,000 worth of gold concealed in a specially stitched brief.
Customs at Kochi Airport arrested a Tamil Nadu couple for smuggling 1.35kg of gold paste stitched into their clothes, highlighting evolving smuggling tactics.
Customs issued show-cause notices to three police officers regarding their handling of gold seizures at Karipur Airport, alleging independent processing without promptly involving Customs, sparking scrutiny of police procedures.
Refuting the Customs' claim that police intervention would result in revenue loss to the exchequer, the police stated that the argument was contrary to facts.
The latest controversy has surfaced after the Customs Preventive Division in Kozhikode filed sharply worded counter-affidavits at the High Court in response to two petitions submitted by Ibrahim and PM Muhammed of Kasaragod.
The passenger, Fasalurahman (35) of Kooriyad, Malappuram, had arrived from Jeddah on an IndiGo flight (6E 66) around 11 am.
The police also arrested the person who came to receive the smuggled gold.
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