108 kg of smuggled gold seized near Indo-China border in Ladakh; 3 arrested
Besides the huge quantity of smuggled gold, the seizure also included two mobile phones, a binocular, two knives, and several Chinese food items like cakes and milk, the official said.
The officials then boarded the train and took seats in the same bogie as the suspects while separate teams of DRI officials were stationed at Bharuch, Ankleshwar and Surat railway stations as the destination of the duo was not clear. (File) The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has seized 108 gold bars, each weighing one kilogram, near the Indo-China border and arrested three people, an official of the border guarding force said.
Besides the huge quantity of smuggled gold, the seizure also included two mobile phones, a binocular, two knives, and several Chinese food items like cakes and milk, the official said.
“This is the biggest haul of gold recovered by ITBP in its history. The seized material will be handed over to the customs department,” he said.
The official said the troops of the 21st battalion ITBP launched a long-range patrol on Tuesday afternoon in the Changthang sub-sector in eastern Ladakh, including Chizbule, Narbula, Zangle, and Zakla to check infiltration of smugglers as the smuggling activities are heightened around the summer season.
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