Visakhapatnam, Nov 4 (PTI) Sleuths of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence confiscated 3.98 kg of gold valued at Rs 1.91 crore from a person here on Thursday.

A DRI release said the gold was smuggled from Bangladesh and routed into India.

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The smuggled gold is melted and recast into bars, pieces of different shapes and ornaments in Kolkata.

The person was travelling by Howrah-Yeshvantpur Express when he was intercepted in Visakhapatnam, the release said.

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He has been arrested under the provisions of Customs Act, 1962, and remanded to judicial custody. Further investigation is on.

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