Indian Customs recovers gold smuggled from Mannar

Indian Customs Department on Wednesday (30) intercepted a two-wheeler on Kalimankundu coast near Keelakarai in Ramanathapuram district and seized 14.8 kg of gold worth ₹8.92 crore on Wednesday, Indian media reported.

The gold had been smuggled from Mannar, Sri Lanka. Two persons have been arrested.

According to a press release issued on Thursday by the Indian Customs, officials were positioned at different locations and intensified surveillance. A team of official intercepted a two-wheeler on Kalimankundu coast, and found the gold hidden in the vehicle.

The officials confiscated the gold and arrested the rider. Principal Commissioner K.M. Ravichandran and Chief Commissioner (Customs Preventive Zone) K.R. Uday Kumar commended the team members drawn from Ramanathapuram and Tiruchi units. Further investigation is on.