Manipur: 16 kg gold bars recovered from Moreh town
Imphal, Mar 12 (IBNS): Security forces have recovered huge quantity of smuggled gold valued of Rs 4.81 crore from Moreh town in Manipur, along with Indo-Myanmar border.
According to the reports, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Assam Rifles troops jointly launched an operation at Khudengthabi checking point near Moreh town on Saturday and seized gold biscuits weighing about 16 kgs, valued at Rs 4.81 crore, from a vehicle travelling from Moreh towards Imphal.
“The vehicle was stopped at the checking point and the gold biscuits were recovered during search. The gold biscuits were found hidden inside a secret cavity of the vehicle chassis,” a top Assam Rifles official said.
Security personnel also arrested a person who carried the gold biscuits.
The Assam Rifles official said the gold biscuits were smuggled from neighbouring Myanmar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home minister Rajnath Singh will visit Manipur on Mar 15 to attend the first-anniversary celebration of BJP-led government in the state.
PM Modi will inaugurate the integrated check post (ICP) constructed at Moreh town.
Security has been beefed up in Manipur ahead of PM Modi visit to the state.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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