A major gold smuggler involved in an International Gold Smuggling racket, Muniyad Ali Khan, who was on the run from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a case registered in 2020, has been handed over to India from the UAE based on available information. There were accusations that Khan was involved in organizing gold smuggling from Riyadh to India, where he supplied gold to some of his friends for unlawful activities.
He was on the run, an Interpol red notice was launched against him, and he was found in the UAE. His extradition was managed by the Central Bureau of Investigation’s Global Operation Centre along with NIA and Interpol National Central Bureau of Abu Dhabi.
The case starts with a raid conducted in July 2020 when some people successfully smuggled about 18. 5 kg of gold bars from Saudi Arabia through the Jaipur International Airport. After this episode, it promoted an investigation by the NIA and a charge sheet was filed in 2021 against 18 people, including Khan.
Another suspect, Shokat Ali, was transferred to the United Kingdom from Saudi Arabia in April of this year, in connection to the same probe. The CBI spokesperson added that it was involved in the process of bringing Khan back to India, acknowledging the joint involvement of the Indian and American law enforcement players in fighting cross-border smuggling.
Further, an investigation by the NIA is still on and what has been revealed is that Khan had allegedly conspired with the other co-accused to smuggle gold bars from Riyadh into India, particularly in Jaipur. This discovery shows the factious and rather intricate picture of the smuggling networks internationally and the continuous attempts made by the Indian authorities to crack them down. Khan’s return to India is another advancement on the case since detectives are still on the lookout for people in this unlawful business.
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