DRI seizes14kg gold in Bengal’s Nadia

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF) seized 14.32kg of gold hidden by smugglers in a pit near Gede in West Bengal's Nadia district on Saturday.

According to officials, 106 gold biscuits and cut pieces of foreign-origin gold weighing 14.3kg were concealed in a pit in a forested area adjoining the international border.

Two persons have been arrested in this connection under the provisions of the Customs Act, officials said.

''This seizure is a major success for DRI in combating gold smuggling and in unearthing the modus operandi adopted by gold smugglers. Further investigation is in progress,'' an official statement said on Monday.