THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The customs are conducting a raid at UAE attache’s flat. The customs checked the visitors register of the flat. He was staying in the flat at Pattoor in the capital city. NIA investigating the gold smuggling case had secretly searched the flat where he was staying.

It is not clear whether the customs can enter the flat as it is locked. They are likely to collect details from the security guards. Information has been obtained that Swapna Suresh and Sarith had visited the flat many times. They had also attended the programmes organised by the attache. The customs have collected the footages of it.

Four UAE citizens and officials of the consulate including the attache were staying in the flat. The Consulate General and three others had returned to UAE three months back. However, the attache stayed back. The diplomatic baggage containing the gold reached the airport in his name. He left India some days after the gold was seized. The investigating team of UAE had questioned him the other day. Only a UAE citizen is left in the capital city now.