Gold Smuggling Foiled at India-Bangladesh Border

A man was apprehended at the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas for smuggling gold biscuits worth Rs 33.53 lakh. Acting on specific intelligence, BSF officers intercepted the rider at the Bithari outpost and discovered three gold biscuits concealed in the motorcycle's engine.

A smuggling attempt was thwarted at the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal as the Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended a man carrying gold biscuits worth Rs 33.53 lakh.

Based on precise intelligence, BSF's 143 battalion detained a motorcycle rider at the Bithari border outpost, discovering three gold biscuits hidden in the bike's engine.

The suspect confessed to being a resident of Hakimpur Uttarpara and intended to deliver the gold to a contact in Swarupdaha in exchange for Rs 3,000, authorities reported.

(With inputs from agencies.)