Kolkata, Sep 24
The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have arrested a smuggler and seized six gold biscuits from his possession along the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Nadia district.
The weight of the seized gold is 719.2 grams and it is valued at around Rs 80.55 lakh, a senior official said.
The BSF has been successful in thwarting several gold smuggling attempts over the last few weeks. Several smugglers have been arrested and gold valued at crores seized.
The smuggler was questioned and data from the mobile phones are being collected to learn more about the network involved in gold smuggling.
He once again appealed to residents of border areas to share any information related to gold smuggling with BSF through the Seema Sathi helpline number 14419 or via text or voice messages to the WhatsApp number 9903472227.