Siliguri, Nov 13: A man was arrested from Howrah-bound train at the New Jalpaiguri Railway Station in West Bengal’s Siliguri on Friday with 13 gold biscuits worth Rs 1.08 crore.
Acting on a tip-off, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Siliguri Wing, arrested one person identified as Sheikh Saiful Rehaman and 13 pieces of gold biscuits were recovered from him at coach number 10 of Guwahati-Howrah special train.
“After getting tip off information, our team conducted the raid at the coach and arrested the person along with the gold biscuits,” said an official of DRI.
Sheikh, a resident of Howrah, was carrying the gold biscuits weighing 2.158 kgs without any valid papers and money receipts.
As per reports, the smuggled gold biscuits are believed to be brought from Myanmar via Assam border.
“Most of the smuggling took place from the Myanmar. It enters into Assam through border routes. Sometimes the smuggled goods are caught during checking but most of the times the smugglers easily pass their smuggled goods through the routes,” said a source.
