TW Newsdesk, March 18:The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probe a cartel of Customs officials and clearing agents involved in clearing of goods without payment of proper duty by resorting to the unfair practice of using passports of people who lived abroad for more than two years, is now investigating the number of consignments cleared by the syndicate, the end use of diverted funds and hawala operators in diversion of obtained funds.

The total amount of kickbacks received by officials amounts to Rs 2.38 crore.As reported, the CBI detained Customs Superintendents Brijesh Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Hemant Gethe, Keshav Pandhi and Alok Kumar, clearing agent Deepak Parekh and his relative Ashish Kamdar.