Thiruvananthapuram: Customs officer has been arrested in connection with the gold smuggling case at the Thiruvananthapuram airport. The customs superintendent V Radhakrishnan was arrested by DRI. The DRI was investigating the case. According to the reports, the Radhakrishnan has smuggled the gold when he was on duty.
The DRI was suspected that the Radhakrishnan helped smugglers in the airport. 25 kg of gold was seized from a bag of Sunil and Serena Shaji from Thirumala. The investigations have been intensified after receiving some hints about those who helped the accused. Earlier, six temporary employees were arrested for smuggling gold.