According to officials, the seized gold, which was concealed by the passenger in the waistband of his pant and a specially stitched pocket of his undergarment, was in paste form.
"Along with Rs 85,000 cash, a frozen amount of Rs 2,24,000, five sim cards, eight mobile phones and three ATM cards have been recovered from the possession of the accused", the police added.
The Border Security Force (BSF) once again foiled the nefarious design of smugglers by seizing 2.350 kg of Heroin dropped by a Pakistani drone near the International Border in Punjab's Tarn Taran district on Tuesday.
Prayagraj unit of the Special Task Force (STF) has arrested two persons, accused of smuggling contraband drugs, and seized around 100 Kg of Ganja here, officials said on Sunday.
Based on secret input, Partha Sarathi Mahanta, DIG (STF), Assam police planned out an operation and directed the STF team to carry out a search operation to detect and apprehend the miscreants involved in it.
Bapatla district SP Vakul Jindal said, "Chirala rural CI along with his staff caught the people supplying ganja at Rajiv Swagruha Colony near Vetapalem bypass and seized 55 kg from them and arrested 27 accused who are involved in the supply of ganja."
The release said, "On 14 July 2023, vigilant troops of BSF Meghalaya seized 7 country-made engine-fitted boats loaded with huge quantities of sugar meant for smuggling to Bangladesh through the international border of West Jaintia Hills."
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized Rs 3.94 crore in a case against Pigeon Education Technology India Private Limited under provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999, the central agency said in a Twitter post on Friday.
The release said, "Acting on specific tip-off, vigilant troops 04 Bn BSF Meghalaya seized clothing item i.e, saree of worth Rs 13 lakh approx while being smuggled to Bangladesh from bordering area of East Khasi Hills on July 10, 2023."