Meghalaya: BSF nabbed Bangladeshi national with gold biscuits

Guwahati: A 62-year-old Bangladeshi man was apprehended by Border Security Force (BSF) near the international border in Meghalaya’s West Jaintia Hills district on Tuesday with gold biscuits.

The Bangladeshi national has been identified as Mohammad Hason Ali.

Ali was apprehended near Integrated Check Post (ICP) Dawki, while he was heading towards the Dawki main Bazar after crossing an international border.

Police seized three gold biscuits, weighing 348 grams, worth Rs 17.57 lakhs from his possession.

During the investigation, it was revealed that he took the gold from the Sylhet district of Mahajanpati area to Guwahati in Assam, the official said.

Meanwhile, the seized gold biscuits had been handed over to the Customs Office of Dawki and the apprehended person has been handed over at the Dawki Police station for further legal proceedings, officially added.

Meghalaya shares a 443-km-long border with Bangladesh, most of which is unfenced.