Agartala, Jan. 8 -- In coordinated searches in Delhi and Agartala, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has caught an alleged international gold smuggling syndicate operating out of Bangladesh and Dubai, home department officials said here on Thursday.
Officials said the operation resulted in the recovery of over 29 kg of foreign-origin gold valued at over Rs 40 crore and cash totalling Rs 2.9 crore in Bangladeshi and Indian currencies from a jewellery store in the city.
According to a report, DRI officials detained a suspected syndicate member on January 6 while he was accepting delivery of two shipments coming from Agartala at a domestic logistics facility based on specific intelligence.
After the shipments were examined, 15 kg of...