Kochi: A senior customs official based in Kochi was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Kochi today while a few others are under the CBI radar, officials said.
C Madhavan, deputy commissioner, customs, is alleged to have helped smuggling gang kingpin Fayas, who has been found to have smuggled gold on a few occasions through the Cochin airport.
The arrest is in continuation of a 20-kg gold haul at the Cochin airport last month, when two women from Dubai were arrested with 20 gold bars hidden in their clothes.
The CBI probe team found Fayas has links not only with top customs officials but also politicians across political parties.
C Madhavan, deputy commissioner, customs, is alleged to have helped smuggling gang kingpin Fayas, who has been found to have smuggled gold on a few occasions through the Cochin airport.
The arrest is in continuation of a 20-kg gold haul at the Cochin airport last month, when two women from Dubai were arrested with 20 gold bars hidden in their clothes.
The CBI probe team found Fayas has links not only with top customs officials but also politicians across political parties.
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