The Customs officers had seizes gold weighing 30 kg at Kerala airport (Representational)
New Delhi:
United Arab Emirates authorities have launched an investigation into the smuggling case to seek out out who despatched the cargo containing gold to the deal with of UAE Consulate in Thiruvananthapuram.
The Embassy mentioned that the culprits haven’t solely dedicated a significant crime but in addition “sought to tarnish the status of the UAE mission in India” and they won’t be spared.
“The authorities within the UAE have launched an investigation to seek out out who despatched the cargo containing gold to the deal with of the UAE consulate,” the UAE Embassy in New Delhi mentioned in a tweet.
The UAE Embassy, New Delhi: The authorities within the UAE have launched an investigation to seek out out who despatched the cargo containing gold to the deal with of the UAE consulate.
1/2— UAE Embassy-Newdelhi (@UAEembassyIndia) July 7, 2020
“The authorities have harassed that the culprits who not solely dedicated a significant crime but in addition sought to tarnish the status of the UAE mission in India is not going to be spared. We stay dedicated to cooperating with Indian authorities in attending to the foundation of the crime,” it added.
On Sunday, 30 kg gold hid in diplomatic baggage was seized on the Thiruvananthapuram Worldwide airport by the Customs Division.
Swapna Suresh, who was employed in Area Park and Kerala State Data Expertise Infrastructure Restricted (KSITL), is on the run after the seizure of gold on the airport whereas Sarith Kumar, who had earlier labored as a Press Relations Officer in UAE Consulate-Normal’s workplace, has been arrested.
KSITL comes beneath the IT division, a portfolio held by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. She was ousted after being named as an accused within the gold smuggling case.
M Sivasankar, who was Chief Minister’s Principal Secretary and served as IT secretary, has been faraway from each the posts.
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