The vigilant jawans of BSF arrested an Indian smuggler with 9 gold bricks and 21 gold biscuits while attempting to smuggle the gold by throwing the consignment over the fence, weighing around 7.87 kg and is valued at Rs 5.82 crore, said BSF in an official statement.
"First CM Secy involved in Gold smuggling, now Cong MP "aide"/PA detained for Gold smuggling. CPM and Cong - both INDI alliance partners - alliance of gold smugglers," Chandrasekhar said on X.
In the fight against the menace of trans-border smuggling in the state of Tripura, the Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended one smuggler and seized four gold biscuits worth Rs 36.6 lakhs on Saturday.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops under Border Security Force Guwahati Frontier foiled another smuggling bid and apprehended one gold smuggler along with five gold biscuits on the Indo-Bangladesh international border, an official said.
Nepal’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has arrested four more Chinese nationals in connection to the gold smuggling attempt from the Tribhuvan International Airport on July 18 this year.
The Border Security Force (BSF), belonging to the 35 Battalion under the South Bengal Frontier, on Thursday, apprehended a man for allegedly possessing gold worth Rs 16,46,190, weighing 277.37 grams from his possession, said a statement by BSF.
Air Customs Intelligence officials have seized 3.5 kg of gold worth around Rs 2 crore, which was tried to be smuggled through Kozhikode Airport in Karirpur on Thursday night in four different cases.