On 5 July 2020, 30 kilograms of 24 carat gold, was seized by Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs at Thiruvananthapuram Airport, #Kerala from a diplomatic bag. The gold, meant to be delivered to the #UAE Consulate in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.


It was concealed in a baggage consisting of toiletries. UAE Diplomat, Rashid Khamis Al Ashmiya's signatures were on the packages seemingly authorising Fareed to take over the diplomatic cargo in Dubai.


#Gold smuggling is part of a larger controversy that aims to finance terrorism via UAE.

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