THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: NIA team investigation the gold smuggling case at Thiruvananthapuram airport reaches the secretariat once again to record the statement of protocol officer. The statement was recorded to reach a clarification on how many times diplomatic bags reached Kerala with the state's knowledge.

The NIA also made talks with the Customs officers who seized the smuggled gold.

This is the second time the NIA team reached the secretariat in connection with the gold smuggling case.