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Kerala Gold Smuggling Case: Third Chargesheet Filed By ED
Swarajya News Staff
Jun 06, 2023, 11:42 AM | Updated 11:42 AM IST
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a third charge sheet in the Kerala gold smuggling case after arresting K.T. Ramees, the alleged kingpin.
According to media reports, Ramees, who was arrested in April, revealed the names of people involved in gold smuggling, including those from Dubai.
The gold was smuggled through diplomatic baggage of the consulate of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The two chargesheets filed earlier in the case were against Swapna Suresh and Sarith PS who were employees of the consulate, Sandeep Nair and IAS officer M Sivasankar, who was the prinicipal secretary to the Chief Minister).
The Customs, National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the ED are conducting their respective investigations into the case.
ED has filed third charge sheet in the case of Ramees K.T, king-pin of gold smuggling syndicate, through Trivandrum International Airport under the guise of diplomatic baggage of UAE Consulate.
— ED (@dir_ed) June 5, 2023
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