GUWAHATI: Paltan Bazar police on Monday arrested one Vikas Taporia with 4 gold biscuits worth Rs. 30 lakhs (around 750 gms). Taporia revealed that he received the gold from a Naga person in Guwahati who got it from Myanmar and was transporting it to Jaipur, Rajasthan.
There has been an increase in gold smuggling busts and Guwahati is being used as a transit point for smuggling. Gold smugglers have set up safe havens and distribution points in various areas of the city. Most reports reveal that, gold is being smuggled from Myanmar via Manipur and being transported to different parts of the country.