The Golanthara police in Ganjam district seized 4.664 kg of gold and 185.5 kg of silver jewellery worth Rs 3.10 crore from car bearing Karnataka registration number (KA 01 NR 1545) during vehicle checking near the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border on Tuesday.
Brahmapur SP Saravana Vibek M said the jewelleries were found concealed in secret chambers behind the back seat and beneath the driver’s seat of the car.
The police on suspicion intercepted and searched the car. Four occupants of the car, including the driver, were detained. They all are natives of Tamil Nadu.
According to preliminary investigation, the vehicle was on its way from Salem in Tamil Nadu. The jewelleries were to be delivered in Brahmapur.
Golanthara police station IIC Bibekananda Mahanta said investigation was on. "We would take the next course of action after interrogation. We have requested different agencies to verify the seized ornaments,” he said.