Gold worth Rs 22 Cr seized at Nagaland

Newmai News Network
DIMAPUR, Oct 5: The Narcotic Cell of Nagaland police seized gold worth Rs 22 crore on October 3.
According to Additional Director General of Police (ADGP-Administration) Sandeep M Tamgadge, gold bars were seized from a vehicle at Narcotic Check-Point at Khuzama under Kohima district.
As per a DIPR report, the ADGP, while providing the details about the seizure and recovery of “smuggled gold and illegal contraband of heroin and opium”, said that on October 3, the Narcotic Cell of Nagaland Police manning the inter-State Narcotic checkpoint at Khuzama, Kohima, intercepted an XUV-300 on the Kohima-Imphal National Highway and a thorough search resulted in recovery of smuggled gold hidden inside the cover of gear lever of the vehicle, packed neatly in 29 packets, each packet containing 10 gold bars weighing approximately 166 grams each and the total weight of the gold bars was 48.14 kg (approx) and worth Rs 22,78,46,620 (twenty two crores, seventy eight lakhs, forty six thousand, six hundred and twenty).
According to the DIPR report, the police officer also informed that this seizure was Nagaland’s single biggest seizure.
The smuggled gold and the vehicle have been seized and two persons identified as Saurabh Singh (35), and Pawan Kumar (45), both residents of Uttar Pradesh, have been detained for further questioning to initiate appropriate legal action, he added.
The police officer further informed that, on October 2, Narcotic Cell of Nagaland Police manning the inter-State Narcotic Check Point at Khuzama, Kohima, recovered and seized “illegal contraband” suspected to be heroin packed in 46 (forty six) soap cases weighing approximately 552 grams from the possession of one Md Riyajuddin.
In another incident, the police officer said that on October 3, the police also recovered and seized “illegal contraband” suspected to be opium packed in 12 (twelve) packets wrapped with brown tape weighing approximately 1 kg each from the possession of 2  persons identified as Tularam Sarki (41) and Sagar Ghaii (22). “In these connections, a regular case vide Narcotic Cell PS case no. 11/2021 U/S21 (c)/60 NDPS Act and Narcotic Cell PS case no. 12/2021 u/s 18 (b)/60 NDPS Act has been registered for further investigation,” the police officer added.
The ADGP also reported that based on specific intelligence input about movement of illegal drugs along NH-29, Highway Patrol Unit of Kohima Police on October 4, under the supervision of SDPO (North) intercepted one Maruti Baleno and detected 532 grams of suspected heroin neatly packed in 42 soap cases worth approximately Rs 2 crore in the international market, and arrested 4 persons identified as Chochong Thomsong (24), Lunlalsem Haokip (27), Lunminlal Doungel (18), and Alein Thomsong (26) along with the vehicle. Accordingly, a case has been registered at Sechu (Zubza) Police Station for further investigation, the police officer added.