Returning back passport to Alex a serious issue, says court

KOCHI: The Ernakulam Judicial Magistrate Court said police returning back the passport to Alex C Joseph detained under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974, (COFEPOSA), for smuggling luxury cars into the country using four fake passports in the name of different persons, should be taken seriously. The court while considering the bail plea of Alex, directed to conduct a high level probe on it. A decision on his bail plea will be taken tomorrow.