Kolkata, Feb 21 (PTI) Gold worth Rs 99 lakh was seized from the anal canal of a man at the Petrapole checkpost of the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, the BSF said on Friday.

The man was intercepted when a metal detector indicated the presence of metal in his body, it said.

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During intense interrogation, the suspect confessed to having smuggled three cylindrical gold pieces hidden inside his anal canal, it added.

Gold, weighing 1.13 kg, was found in his possession.

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The accused, who hailed from Chennai, was contracted by a Bangladeshi smuggler. He was supposed to smuggle the gold into India and deliver it to a person in Kolkata in exchange for Rs 10,000, the statement said.

He was arrested and handed over to the local authorities for further action.

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