<span style="color: #222222;">The Kerala High Court today quashed the preventive detention of Swapna Suresh, one of the key accused in the gold smuggling case, under COFEPOSA. A Division Bench comprising Justice Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Mohammad Niyaz allowed the petition filed by Swapna's mother seeking quashing of the detention order citing it as illegal and arbitrary.<br />''<br />''The case relates to the seizure of over 30 kilograms of gold by the Customs Authorities at the Thiruvananthapuram Airport from a diplomatic bag meant to be delivered to the UAE Consulate in the city in July last year.<br />''<br />''Swapna Suresh, a former employee of the UAE Consulate, is believed to have played a key role in the smuggling activities.</span><br />