Gold, Drugs Worth Rs 29 Crore Seized In Nagaland, 9 Arrested
NDTV
Nagaland senior police official said the state police seized the gold bars and drugs in separate actions at the narcotic check points in Kohima.
As many as 290 gold bars, weighing 48.14 kilograms, and a huge quantity of drugs worth around Rs 29 crore was seized by the Nagaland police on Monday. Nine people have been arrested, the police said.
Nagaland Additional Director General of Police (Administration) Sandeep M Tamgadge said the state police, while acting on a tip-off, seized the gold bars and drugs in separate actions on Saturday, Sunday and Monday at the narcotic check points at Khuzama in Kohima.
He said this seizure is the state's single biggest capture of the smuggled bullion.
According to Mr Tamgadge, the police intercepted a vehicle at the Kohima-Imphal National Highway on Sunday and recovered the smuggled gold hidden inside the vehicle's gear lever cover. Twenty-nine packets, each containing 10 gold bars, weighed 48.14 kg and are worth over Rs 22.78 crore.
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