Multiple gangs involved in Karipur case: Customs
The Hindu
Accused says gangs deploy criminals to abduct carriers of smuggled gold
Three gangs had reached the Karipur airport on June 21 to grab the 2.3 kg of gold worth ₹11 crore smuggled in a coffeemaker from Dubai by Mohammed Shafeeque, a Malappuram native, according to the Customs (Preventive), Kochi. The investigating team revealed the operation of multiple gangs in the smuggling racket while producing Shafeeque before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Economic Offences), Ernakulam after his custody period ended on Monday. The accused said a number of persons from Koduvally, Kozhikode and Kannur were involved in a well-organised smuggling network based in Dubai. The members of one gang recruit men from other gangs as informers. These gangs then deploy criminals to abduct the carrier and physically assault him to steal the smuggled gold. In this case, a gang from Koduvally and two gangs from Kannur were involved.
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