WATCH: How Indian Coast Guard seized Rs. 20 crore worth gold smuggled from Sri Lanka

The Indian Coast Guard and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence carried out a joint operation on Thursday, leading to the seizure of 32.6 Kg Gold worth around Rs. 20.2 crore from two fishing boats in the Gulf of Mannar area.

As reported by ANI, the gold consignment was being smuggled from India to Sri Lanka. Inspector General Manish Pathak, Deputy Director General (Operations) of the Indian Coast Guard said;

“Based on the specific input from DRI, Indian Coast Guard launched an anti-smuggling operations in the Gulf of Mannar near Indo-Srilankan maritime boundary line for last three days. Joint efforts of Indian Coast Guard, DRI and Customs led to the seizure of illegal consignments of about 33 Kgs of gold valued at Rs. 20 crores,” he said.

Watch the video showcasing the diving operations where Indian Coast Guard personnel could be seen going underwater with a knife to find the consignment.

The officer further revealed that a close surveillance was kept at Sea on suspicious of fishing boats.

“On being chased and challenged, the boats made evasive moves and one boat was apprehended, while the other was dumped the consignment at sea. Relentless diving operations led to the recovery of the gold from the sea. The suspects have been taken into custody,” he added.