Customs authorities have seized around eight kilograms of smuggled gold valued at more than Rs 11 crore from airports across Kerala over the past week, registering 14 cases and arresting nine people, officials said on Sunday.
According to Customs Commissioner T Tiju, those arrested include six residents of Kerala and three natives of Tamil Nadu. The seizures were made through coordinated operations involving the Customs department, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and the Kerala Police, with inter-agency cooperation playing a key role in detecting multiple smuggling attempts.
