At 28, police constable Jabin K Basheer had amassed wealth estimated at Rs 8 crore. Jabin, his brother and father had invested in real estate, buying shopping malls, palatial houses and cars over the last one year, besides plots of land in several parts of their hometown Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam.
Their neighbours often wondered how they managed it. They found their answer when the brothers and their father were arrested in a gold smuggling racket unearthed by Customs at Kochi international airport, where Jabin was working with immigration until recently. Jabin and a relative, P A Naushad, are alleged to have smuggled in 1,700 to 1,800 kg of gold, worth at least Rs 400 crore, from Dubai in one-and-a-half years. As many as 32 persons have been arrested in a crackdown since May 25.
09/07/15 Shaju Philip/The Indian Express
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Their neighbours often wondered how they managed it. They found their answer when the brothers and their father were arrested in a gold smuggling racket unearthed by Customs at Kochi international airport, where Jabin was working with immigration until recently. Jabin and a relative, P A Naushad, are alleged to have smuggled in 1,700 to 1,800 kg of gold, worth at least Rs 400 crore, from Dubai in one-and-a-half years. As many as 32 persons have been arrested in a crackdown since May 25.
09/07/15 Shaju Philip/The Indian Express
