Overview
- Customs officials said they seized another vehicle linked to the actor on Saturday, taking total confiscations to 40, including three connected to him.
- A red Nissan Patrol was taken from an apartment complex in Vennala and is suspected to have been smuggled from Bhutan before re-registration in Himachal Pradesh.
- The Kerala High Court has sought the Customs Department’s response to Dulquer Salmaan’s plea seeking release of his seized Land Rover Defender, with the next hearing on September 30.
- Authorities continue to verify papers for the earlier 38 seizures and are preparing notices to owners to produce valid documentation, with vehicles lacking proof remaining in custody.
- Customs have sought Kerala Police assistance as the probe traces intermediaries and an estimated 150–200 suspect vehicles, citing forged insignia and alleged links to contraband, tax evasion, money laundering, and possible terror financing.