The infamous Gold smuggling case is taking new twists and turns day by day. The Customs Department investigating the contentious Kerala gold smuggling case on Saturday invoked the charges of Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (COFEPOSA) Act. According to reports, with this, both the involved can be detained for up to one year even if they manage to get bail in various cases of different investigation agencies. According to leading news, Customs officials on Saturday reached the prison the duo has been lodged in Ernakulam's Kakkanad and handed over the detention orders to prison officials.
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Swapna Suresh had recently obtained bail in the case recorded by Customs after the agency failed to submit the charge sheet in the case within the stipulated time. However, she is still in prison as she is also booked in cases that have been registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Enforcement Directorate. Meanwhile, Sandeep had recently moved the special court stating that he is ready to turn approver in the case filed by the NIA. Both Swapna and Sandeep might be moved to the central prison in Thiruvananthapuram as reportedly, the COFEPOSA detainees are lodged there.
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Meanwhile, the Customs on Saturday again questioned rejected IAS officer M Sivasankar for 11 hours. Including Friday’s interrogation, the senior IAS officer has been quizzed for the fourth time by the Customs in connection with his alleged involvement with the accused persons in the case. According to official sources, Sivasankar has been asked to appear before the agency again on October 13. He left the Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate in Kochi at 10 pm after completing Saturday’s investigation.