Smuggled gold, Chinese garlic seized

SHILLONG: The Commissioner of Customs Preventive (CCP), Shillong has seized gold biscuits and garlic of Chinese origin.In a statement, the CCP said the officers of Commissioner of Customs (Preventive) intercepted a car on December 13 at Diengpasoh, on the outskirts of Shillong, and seized smuggled gold valued at Rs 1.42 crore. One person was also arrested. In a separate case on December 14, the Customs sleuths seized 50 bags of garlic of Chinese origin weighing 950 kg. The consignment appears to have been smuggled across the border. Investigation is in progress, the Customs statement said. We also published the following articles recently