Guwahati, Aug 24 (IBNS): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 18.967 kg gold biscuits worth Rs 5.85 crore from Mizoram.
According to the reports, acting on a tip-off, the DRI team intercepted one Maxi cab at Melthum area on Wednesday evening and recovered 114 gold biscuits weighing about 18.967 kg from the vehicle.
The gold biscuits were recovered by the DRI team from the trolley bags, rucksack and mobile power bank carried by three occupants, namely Laliapa, Biakliana and R Lalhmingmawia of the Maxi cab which was moving from Vaphai and proceeding towards Aizawl.
A top official of DRI said that, the gold biscuits were smuggled into India through the porous borders with Myanmar along the state of Mizoram.
“The goods have been seized under the Customs Act, 1962 and the market value of the gold biscuits is estimated to be around Rs 5.85 crore,” the DRI official said.
The north-eastern region, having boundaries with Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and China, is particularly sensitive from the perspective of smuggling activities and cross border crime.
Combating this cross border crime in this region poses various challenges on account of factors such as rugged topography and porosity of the borders, lack of economic opportunities and the lure of easy money.
To overcome these challenges and in order to further the cause of enforcement of cross border crime, DRI has joined hands with various formations such as Customs, Assam Rifles, BSF, State Police agencies, Forests and Wild Life Crime Control Bureau among others in the region.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
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