Tensions prevail: Police had to resort to caning to disperse the Youth Congress and Yuva Morcha activists in Kochi.

Tensions prevail: Authorities had to turn to caning to distribute the Youth Congress and Yuva Morcha activists in Kochi.|Picture Credit: H. Vibhu

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Gold seizure in Kerala prompts the action

With ‘diplomatic bags’ turning a safe route to smuggle gold into the country, luggage showing up from abroad through the diplomatic channel will be subjected to increased monitoring by law enforcers.

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The diplomatic channel was apparently used for gold smuggling 6 times this year through the airport by the same team that imported gold from Dubai and landed in the Custom-made’s web.