Two people were arrested in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district with gold bars worth Rs 8.61 crore, officials said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted a vehicle at Panikauri toll plaza in Fatakpur, they said.
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Thirteen gold bars were found in the vehicle that was heading towards Kolkata from Assam, they added.
A man and a woman from Mizoram were arrested from the vehicle, officials said.
An investigation is underway, they said.
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