Zeenat concealed gold worth Rs 86.89 lakhs in a sanitary pad inside her underwear whereas Iqbal concealed it inside his rectum as four balls wrapped in celluloid based tape and condom, as per reports.
The joint team seized nearly 23 kgs of smuggled gold and arrested 23 smugglers, making it the largest single-day haul of yellow metal in recent times in the country.
Prime accused Sarith has stated before the customs department that a bundle of cash was sent to CM Vijayan in UAE via the consulate during his trip in 2017.
Lashing out at the Kerala government, Customs Commissioner Sumit Kumar said he doesn't report to CM and that his reporting officer is Union Finance Minister, who he claims is very supportive