Kochi: Customs commissionative (Preventive) on Friday filed a complaint of its prosecution (ChargesHeet) in the case of Gold Smuggling Thiruvananthapuram in Ernakulam, Chief Judge Judge Court.
Reports, which have nearly 3,000 pages, have 29 defendants.
Sarith PS, Swapna Suresh, Sandeep Nair, KT Ramees, Jalal am and Rabins Hameed are six of the first accused.
Former Major Secretary M Sivasar was named in the 29th charges.
Chargesheet was filed in several carton boxes in court at 11:30 a.m.
This case is related to the smuggling of 167kg of gold on several occasions using baggage that claimed diplomatic immunity.
The habit of finding that the defendant sells gold to jewelry for direct profits or reinvesting the results of crime in smuggling networks.
In the report, Customs accused Sivasarkar realized that the staff used to call illegal activities at the consulate by using the Code Code was eating mangoes’.
According to the source, the complaint stated that Swapna told him that diplomats were used to smuggle cosmetics and other items available in custom duty shops and sold them in Thiruvananthapuram.
According to the source, the complaint stated that Swapna in a voluntary statement at 27.11.2020 continued that Sivasar had notified that the police had received intelligence input on smuggling activities carried out through the consulate and warned them to be careful.
Interestingly, customs including Customs Broker Godfrey Prathap and Emirates Sky Cargo are also on the list accused.
According to sources, Customs in his final report mentions jewelry to whom the gold is smuggled for sale.
Gold smuggled even reached a jewelry store in Hyderabad.
Further seizures cannot be made as smuggled gold sold in smaller amounts as ornaments, source words.
Although there was a case of Nia in connection with the incident to investigate terror funds through smuggling, customs unexplained in complaints that the smuggled gold was used to fund terrorism.
The habit of being reported to approach the external ministry to decide the climbing of diplomats at the UAE consulate including former general consul.
Swapna and Sarith have given a statement of recognition.
But they were charged as accused of Chargesheet and had not been taken up as approval.
This case is related to seizures of more than 30 kg and the income tax department has investigated the incident.