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gold smuggling

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Kerala: Suspected gold smugglers and SDPI members killed in a road accident. Here is what we know

OpIndia Staff - 22 June, 2021

It has come to light that the 5 men were members of the radical Islamist outfit Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI). SDPI, however, has claimed the members were expelled earlier.

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Kerala Gold Scam: Customs Dept seeks protection from Centre for probing officers as they inch closer to ‘big names’ involved

OpIndia Staff - 5 December, 2020

Request for protection came as investigating team learned that probe in the Kerala Gold scam might yield some big names in Kerala Gold scam

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At least 15.67 kg of gold recovered from rectums of passengers in 2020: Read details

OpIndia Staff - 1 November, 2020

Rectum gold smugglers appear to be a very persistent concern among custom officials.

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Enforcement Directorate arrests former Chief Secretary of Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, M Sivasankar, in Gold smuggling case: Details

OpIndia Staff - 29 October, 2020

The arrest of IAS officer M Sivasankar, the former chief secretary to the Chief Minister, is being seen as a massive setback to the CPI(M)-led Kerala government.

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Kerala gold scam: Key fugitive Rabins Hameed brought back from UAE, arrested by NIA

OpIndia Staff - 27 October, 2020

The main accused in the case, Swapna Suresh and another former employee of the UAE consulate named Sarith were arrested in July for using forged papers to claim diplomatic immunity and smuggling gold from UAE.

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