Gold biscuits worth Rs 40 lakh seized

Guwahati | Thursday | 22nd February, 2018

Summary:

GUWAHATI: The anti-smuggling unit of customs seized 11 gold biscuits of foreign origin worth Rs 44,96,385 from a person in Hojai district on Wednesday. SP (Cachar) Rakesh Raushan said 100 packets containing 195 tablets - suspected to be of 'World is Yours' variety - worth Rs 2 crore were seized by the police. Sources said acting on a tip-off, cops raided the hotel in the morning and found the drugs from a room. Security forces arrested Zayed Ahmed (28) and Jalal Uddin (36), residents of Nabingram and Gamari locality of Karimganj district respectively. It is suspected that the drugs were being smuggled from Manipur..