In a significant achievement, officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) detained a passenger at the Khurda Road railway station and seized at least 17 gold biscuits worth nearly `76 lakh on Sunday night.
The sleuths intercepted the Santragachi-Chennai Superfast Train following a tipoff on smuggling of gold and carried out a search on the suspected passenger, who was travelling from Guwahati to Chennai.
“On examination, it was noticed that the passenger was carrying foreign marked gold biscuits in the pockets of his inner vest and shoes. A total of 17 gold biscuits with Myanmar markings weighing 2,494.97 grams and valued at `76, 59, 557 were recovered from him,” said a DRI release.
“The passenger attempting to smuggle the gold into the country has been apprehended. The smuggled gold has been seized under the Customs Act, 1962. Further investigation is in progress,” the release stated.