<p>The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out searches at the residence of a goldsmith in the city in connection with the Kerala gold smuggling case, police said.</p>.<p>A four-member NIA team raided the house of Nandakumar on Cross Cut road early this morning, they said. He has been detained for interrogation.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/gold-smuggling-case-swapna-suresh-complains-of-uneasiness-hospitalised-884339.html" target="_blank">Gold smuggling case: Swapna Suresh complains of uneasiness, hospitalised</a></strong></p>.<p>The matter pertains to smuggling of gold in the neighbouring state through diplomatic channels, which came to light after 30 kg yellow metal worth Rs 14.82 crores, smuggled in a consignment camouflaged as diplomatic baggage, was busted by Customs in Thiruvananthapuram on July 5.</p>.<p>NIA is probing into the terror funding angle in the case in which a number of people including the alleged mastermind Swapna Suresh, a former employee of the UAE consulate in Thiruvananthapuram, have been arrested.</p>
<p>The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out searches at the residence of a goldsmith in the city in connection with the Kerala gold smuggling case, police said.</p>.<p>A four-member NIA team raided the house of Nandakumar on Cross Cut road early this morning, they said. He has been detained for interrogation.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/gold-smuggling-case-swapna-suresh-complains-of-uneasiness-hospitalised-884339.html" target="_blank">Gold smuggling case: Swapna Suresh complains of uneasiness, hospitalised</a></strong></p>.<p>The matter pertains to smuggling of gold in the neighbouring state through diplomatic channels, which came to light after 30 kg yellow metal worth Rs 14.82 crores, smuggled in a consignment camouflaged as diplomatic baggage, was busted by Customs in Thiruvananthapuram on July 5.</p>.<p>NIA is probing into the terror funding angle in the case in which a number of people including the alleged mastermind Swapna Suresh, a former employee of the UAE consulate in Thiruvananthapuram, have been arrested.</p>