Barasat, West Bengal: Three persons were arrested for attempting to smuggle gold worth Rs 2.25 crore through the India-Bangladesh international border at Petrapole in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district in separate incidents, a BSF official said.
Acting on a tip-off, BSF personnel conducted a search of trucks entering India from Bangladesh and seized 2.5 kg of gold biscuits worth Rs 1.58 crore from a vehicle and arrested two persons on Saturday.
In another incident, gold paste weighing over 1 kg was seized from another person, the BSF official added.
The seized gold and the arrested persons were handed over to Customs officials.
(Published 18 February 2024, 05:56 IST)
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