India News | Man Smuggling in 1 Kg Gold Arrested
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A man was arrested here on Friday for allegedly trying to smuggle in one kilogram gold by hiding it in his rectum, a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) official said.
Jaipur, Apr 1 (PTI) A man was arrested here on Friday for allegedly trying to smuggle in one kilogram gold by hiding it in his rectum, a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) official said.
Acting on a tip-off, a DRI team reached the Jaipur railway station and detained the man coming from Delhi, the official said.
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Six gold biscuits worth around Rs 52 lakh were recovered from him. A preliminary interrogation revealed that the gold was smuggled into India from Myanmar, he said.
The official said the accused was arrested and presented before a court, which sent him to jail.
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