The Customs Preventive wing was on Tuesday (September 23, 2025) conducting state-wide raids at the residences and premises of high-net-worth individuals in Kerala, including prominent actors and industrialists, as part of a crackdown on alleged illegal import of premium vehicles numbering over 100 from Bhutan.

The operation is named Numkhor, which in Bhutanese means ‘vehicle.’

Customs has been tracking the alleged illegal import of second-hand vehicles from Bhutan. Following this, the agency embarked on a Statewide raid, which is underway in around 30 locations, including Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Kuttippuram, and Thrissur.

Customs officials have examined the houses of actors Dulquer Salmaan and Prithviraj Sukumaran in Kochi.

“The Indian law prohibits the im

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