Police personnel produce Sarith, accused in gold smuggling case, at a special court in Kochi (PTI)
NEW DELHI: The home ministry on Thursday ordered a probe by National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the Thiruvananthapuram airport gold smuggling case — relating to the recent seizure of 30 kg of the yellow metal from a diplomatic cargo addressed to the UAE consulate-general office in the Kerala capital — on the ground that the “organised smuggling operation may have serious implications for national security”.
The NIA case, according to sources, will be registered under Section 15, 16, 17 and 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 2004, wh