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The accused arrived on a Thai AirAsia flight (FD 170) from Bangkok on Wednesday.
The Customs discovered 4.2 kg vacuum sealed ganja inside the check-in baggage of Thiruvananthapuram native Vaishak Mohanan.
According to reports, Customs observed huge discrepancies even in the quantity of gold seized by Sujith.
The arrested individuals, identified as Syed, Nawas, and Jainullabadeen, are part of a smuggling gang and were travelling on the same flight from Sharjah.
The passenger, Noshad, a native of Kozhikode, concealed the gold within the soles of the shoes.
The investigation was based on the seizure of 1.4 kg of gold worth Rs 1 crore in the first week of July.
The 68 lakh Tramadol tablets from two export containers destined for the West African countries of Sierra Leone and Niger.
At least 9,000 watches of international brands such as Rado, Tissot, Longines were seized from Tirur and Kochi.
Sivakumar was detained for allegedly attempting to smuggle 500 grams of gold.
The Customs detained Shiv Prasad with 800 grams of gold on Wednesday.
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