Customs issues notice to 53 people in Kerala gold smuggling case
The Hindu
They include Swapna Suresh, suspended IAS officer Sivasankar and two former diplomats in UAE consulate
The Customs probing the Kerala gold smuggling case has issued show-cause notices to 53 people, including prime accused Swapna Suresh, suspended IAS officer M. Sivasankar and two former diplomats in the UAE consulate, Thiruvananthapuram, official sources said here on Sunday. The notices asking why action under the Customs Act should not be taken against them in the smuggling cases were issued by Customs (Preventive) Commissioner Sumit Kumar on June 16. The case against them involves smuggling of a total of 167 kg of gold 23 times including the illegal trade of 30 kg gold worth nearly ₹15 crore that was seized by the Customs at the Thiruvananthapuram Airport from a diplomatic bag on July 5, 2020, the sources told PTI.
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