Trivandrum International Airport not a smuggle-free zone anymore

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: For long, Trivandrum International Airport did not feature prominently on the radar of law enforcement agencies. Unlike its counterparts elsewhere, the airport didn’t have to grapple with organised smuggling, until recently.

The seizure of 25 kg of gold from two passengers who had arrived from Dubai in May, has altered the image of the airport as a secure one with not much leverage for smuggling cartels. So far, the probe has thrown up disturbing details. The presence of a homegrown smuggling racket has been confirmed by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).