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Home / News / India News / DRI seizes 10kgs gold worth Rs. 3.18cr smuggled from Bhutan
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DRI seizes 10kgs gold worth Rs. 3.18cr smuggled from Bhutan

DRI seizes 10kgs gold worth Rs. 3.18cr smuggled from Bhutan
Written by Ramya Patelkhana
(Sourced from PTI)
Jul 08, 2018, 07:06 pm 2 min read
DRI seizes 10kgs gold worth Rs. 3.18cr smuggled from Bhutan

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 10kgs of gold, which was smuggled into India from Bhutan, in West Bengal's Siliguri. DRI officials intercepted a car at Siliguri's Fulbari yesterday and arrested two persons, a statement said. The total seizure value has arrived at Rs. 3.18 crore. The officials recovered ten foreign origin gold bars of one kilogram each from them, DRI said.

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Gold bars were being taken from Bhutan to Muzaffarpur

The interception took place when the smuggled gold bars were being carried by the duo from Bhutan to Muzaffarpur in Bihar, the DRI said. Interrogation of the two intercepted persons revealed that they had smuggled the gold bars of foreign origin from Bhutan into India through the Jaigaon-Phuentsholling border, it said. Both the apprehended persons have been arrested.

Gold bars
Accused received gold bars from some Bhutanese nationals

The recovered gold bars were handed over by some Bhutanese nationals to the accused at a hotel situated in Phuentsholling, Bhutan, where the same had been concealed stealthily in the carrier vehicle and was supposed to be delivered further downstream in India to others. On June 1, DRI near Siliguri effected a seizure of 32kgs of gold smuggled from China through Nathula border.

Seizures
DRI seized Rs. 110cr-worth gold in FY18 in East/North-east regions

In FY 2017-18, DRI seized nearly 430kgs of gold/gold jewelry in the East and North-East region collectively valued at over Rs. 110cr. In the current financial year, in the region spread over West Bengal and the North-eastern states, DRI has seized over 152kgs of gold/gold jewelry valued at close to Rs. 50cr in the market, smuggled from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, and even from China.

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Ramya Patelkhana is a senior editor at NewsBytes. She has nearly seven years of experience in digital journalism and has previously worked with India News and Authint Media. She has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, and an advanced diploma in Media Studies from IPW, New Delhi.
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