16 kg gold bars smuggled from Sri Lanka seized in TN

Gold bars weighing about 16 kg and valued at around Rs 5 crore, were seized from two persons near Pamban in the district today, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, DRI sleuths intercepted two persons on a bike near Pamban and confiscated 16 kgs of gold smuggled from Sri Lanka, from them, they said.

The duo hailing from this district have been detained for interrogation, they added.