{"id":154928,"date":"2026-07-01T08:41:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T03:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=154928"},"modified":"2026-07-01T08:41:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T03:11:36","slug":"assam-police-seize-rs-54-crore-gold-in-international-smuggling-bust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=154928","title":{"rendered":"Assam Police Seize Rs 54 Crore Gold in International Smuggling Bust"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Assam Police<\/a> carried out the largest gold seizure in the force\u2019s history after intercepting a consignment in Guwahati, recovering 37.064 kilograms of suspected smuggled gold valued at more than Rs 54 crore, officials said. The Special Operations Group conducted the operation in the Kharghuli area following specific intelligence inputs and detained one person in connection with the haul.<\/span><\/h5>\n
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Assam Police Seize Rs 54 Crore Gold in International Smuggling Bust<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During the search, police also recovered 13 grams of silver, four mobile phones, Rs 3,755 in cash and several bags allegedly used to conceal the consignment. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Amitabh Basumatary described the recovery as \u201cthe largest gold seizure ever made by Assam Police,\u201d saying the team acted on credible intelligence to intercept the shipment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Authorities arrested 32-year-old Akshay Bansode, a resident of Sangli in Maharashtra who had been staying in Guwahati\u2019s Gandhibasti area. A case has been registered at Latasil Police Station and the accused has been remanded to police custody for further investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n

DCP Basumatary said Bansode failed to produce any valid documents to establish legal ownership or lawful transportation of the gold, and investigators are probing both the source and the intended destination of the consignment. Preliminary inquiries indicate the seizure may be linked to an international smuggling network operating across the India\u2013Myanmar border, with possible connections extending to the Middle East.<\/span><\/p>\n

Investigators have also uncovered leads suggesting the involvement of a larger organised syndicate with links in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru. \u201cOur probe indicates that this is not an isolated case. We are examining the involvement of a larger network and tracing the financial transactions, supply chain and all individuals connected with the racket,\u201d the DCP said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Police say they are tracing previous consignments, mapping the smuggling route and identifying other members of the syndicate. Officials warned further arrests are likely as the investigation continues.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Assam Police carried out the largest gold seizure in the force\u2019s history after intercepting a consignment in Guwahati, recovering 37.064 kilograms of suspected smuggled gold valued at more than Rs 54 crore, officials said. The Special Operations Group conducted the operation in the Kharghuli area following specific intelligence inputs and detained one person in connection […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":154929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","jnews_video_option_group":[[]],"override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","show_comment_section":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"News Desk :"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200],"tags":[56081],"class_list":["post-154928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","tag-assam-police-seize-rs-54-crore-gold-in-international-smuggling-bust"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":157356,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=157356","url_meta":{"origin":154928,"position":0},"title":"Patharkandi Seizure : Drug Peddler Arrested with Rs 4 Crore Yaba","author":"News Desk","date":"August 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Police arrested an alleged drug trafficker, identified as Enam Uddin, in Patharkandi and seized Yaba tablets reportedly valued at around Rs 4 crore. 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