Police today seized 2.4 kg gold and arrested six persons in this connection from Raxaul town located on the Indo-Nepal border in East Champaran district of Bihar, a police officer said.
Acting on a tip off, the police intercepted a SUV near a hotel under Town police station area and nabbed six persons with 2.4 kg gold smuggled by one Md. Aslam from Dubai, Deputy Superintendent of Police Rakesh Kumar said.
Aslam intended to take the consignment of gold, valued at Rs 70 lakh, to Delhi by road for which he had hired the SUV, he said.
The other persons arrested in connection with seizure of smuggled gold consigment are: Md. Aqif, Raisuddin, Md. Tariq, Md. Gulam Gilani and Ashok Pandey (the SUV driver), the DSP said.
