2020 Thiruvananthapuram Airport gold smuggling case


On 5 July 2020, of 24 carat gold worth ₹14.82 crores was seized by Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs at Thiruvananthapuram Airport from a diplomatic bag that was meant to be delivered to the UAE Consulate in Thiruvananthapuram.

Timeline

NIA and Customs declared two arrests on 11th July 2020. Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair were arrested from Bangalore by NIA official and were brought to Kochi.