In the Kerala gold smuggling case, the kingpin K.T. Ramees arrested, sent to judicial custody

Kochi (IANS) | The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested kingpin K.T. Ramees has been arrested and sent to judicial custody. An official gave this information on Friday. Ramees was arrested on Wednesday after he was called for questioning in a case in which Swapna Suresh is the prime accused, the official said.

Ramees has already been arrested by the NIA and the Customs Department in the same case. It is believed that Ramish controls gold smuggling from West Asian countries. The ED had called him for questioning on Wednesday and arrested him there. He was produced before a court here which sent him to judicial custody.

According to sources, this shows how seriously the central agency is working on the matter.

Ramees’ name surfaced in the case just days after Swapna was arrested by the NIA. Soon he was made an accused.

–IANS