Gold bars seized in Manipur

IMPHAL, June 2: Customs officials on Saturday seized eight gold bars worth Rs 10 lakhs from two suspected smugglers here. Rajkumar Dorendrajit, assistant commissioner of Customs Division said: “After receiving a tip-off, the anti-smuggling unit launched a search operation in some buildings located on Mahatma Gandhi Road. “We confiscated eight gold bars weighing 1.32 kg. The value of the contraband gold in the local market is around Rs 10 lakhs.” (IANS)