KERALA GOLD SMUGGLING NEWS

A group of women laborers digging a rainwater harvesting pit at a private rubber plantation in Chengalayi, unearthed a container filled with precious jewels and old coins on Thursday. Initially suspecting it to be a bomb or black magic, they cautiou...

Customs at Mumbai airport seize diamonds and gold worth Rs 6.46 crore, concealed ingeniously in passengers' belongings. Four individuals arrested after officials intercept 6.815 kg gold and Rs 2.02 crore worth of diamonds. Smuggling methods varied: ...

Gold prices dictate investment trends globally. India's cultural affinity for gold remains strong, with rising prices encouraging more investments. The market dynamics, influenced by import-export regulations and global demand, continue to shape the...

In the world of gold smuggling in Kerala, intricate schemes unfold, often involving carriers from the UAE, rival gangs, and strategic maneuvers to avoid detection. This illicit trade, deeply rooted in gang rivalry and hawala transactions, thrives al...

Priyanka Gandhi criticized Kerala CM Vijayan for focusing on attacking Congress instead of BJP, highlighting his alleged involvement in scams like 'Life Mission' and gold smuggling. She questioned the BJP's inaction despite evidence presented agains...

In a hard-hitting attack against the Congress and the CPI(M), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the 'yuvraj' of the grand old party could not protect his family's seat in Uttar Pradesh and has come to Kerala to seek votes, and accused the ...

The PM also questioned the credibility and trustworthiness of the LDF and Congress in Kerala, saying they fight each other in Thiruvananthapuram, but in Tirunelveli (in Tamil Nadu) they are allies. He also said the law and order situation in Kerala ...

The opposition Congress in Kerala accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of diverting attention from his government's failures by targeting the Congress and Rahul Gandhi while ignoring the BJP and Narendra Modi. Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan q...

Nirmala Sitharaman criticizes Kerala's poor fiscal management by UDF and LDF, surpassing borrowing limits through entities like KIIFB, impacting state development. She highlights significant differences in tax devolution under UPA and Modi governmen...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that the BJP would secure seats from Kerala in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, criticizing the state's governance as corrupt and incompetent. Addressing a public campaign for BJP-led NDA candidates, Mo...

In the latest updates a big gold seizure by the customs department at the Mumbai airport, over 18 kg worth nearly Rs. 10 crores has been seized. The incident took place with the 9 Kenyan women and apart from that these travelers created a ruckus at ...

Chennai Airport Customs intercepted a passenger who arrived from Abu Dhabi on April 3. On examination gold weighing 1796 gms valued at Rs 95.15 lakh concealed inside an electric motor was recovered and seized under the Customs Act, 1962.Gold worth R...

Kochi | Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs department has seized 4800 grams of gold worth Rs 2.10 crores at Kochi airport in three instances in the last 12 hours.Kerala gold smuggling: Kochi Customs seize 4,800 gms of yellow metal worth Rs 2...

"A member of the crew on an Air India Express flight IX 474 has been taken into custody following an incident involving smuggling. The said individual has been placed on suspension with immediate effect," the airline's statement read.

Shafi Sharaf, a member of the Air India cabin crew, was caught in Kerala for attempting to smuggle gold. After arriving in Kochi from Bahrain, he was detained by police.

An Air India cabin crew has been arrested at the Kochi Airport on Wednesday for smuggling gold, the Customs Preventive Commissionerate said. Shafi, a native of Wayanad, was arrested by Customs Preventive Commissionerate at Kochi with 1487 grams of g...

Refiners, who import impure or dore bars for refining, alleged that there has been a significant rise in smuggled gold in the Indian market as demand has increased during the wedding season in the past month. High duty on gold, now at 18%, encourage...

Two staffers of Indigo Airlines are arrested by the customs department at Kerala airport after they were caught trying to assist in smuggling 4.9 kgs of Gold in semi-solid format. Kerala gold smuggling: 2 Indigo staff arrested by customs department ...

Recently, the key accused in the case, Swapna Suresh, appeared before the Kochi unit of the Enforcement Directorate after being summoned by the probe agency in view of her recent statement before a magistrate court here under section 164 of the CrPC...