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Ms. Suresh is among the four accused in the smuggling of 30 kg of gold through diplomatic baggage which arrived at the Thiruvanathapuram International airport.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is believed to have detained on Saturday two suspects in the case relating to the misuse of diplomatic channels to smuggle gold into the country through Kerala.
Initial reports indicated that an NIA team from Hyderabad detained Swapna Suresh and her alleged accomplice Sandeep Nair, a car accessory shop owner, from a hotel near Yelahanka Air Base in Bengaluru.
The Customs and the NIA wanted them for separate offences in a case relating to the seizure of 30 kg of gold from Dubai hidden in a shipment addressed to an official attached to the consulate of the United Arab Emirates here.
The Customs valued the contraband at ₹15 crore.
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