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BSF Seizes 20 Gold Biscuits Hidden in Bicycle Tyre at West Bengal Border

The 2.367 kg cache underscores growing sophistication in cross-border smuggling tactics.

The gold biscuits, weighing around 2.367 kg, were found hidden inside a bicycle’s rear tyre | X/@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL

Overview

  • Jawans of the BSF’s 59 Battalion at Jeetpur outpost intercepted a man on a bicycle near North 24 Parganas district on June 25.
  • Officers discovered an unusual bulge in the bicycle’s rear tyre and recovered 20 gold biscuits hidden inside.
  • The seized gold weighed 2.367 kg and had an estimated market value of over ₹2.31 crore.
  • The smuggler managed to flee during the operation and the recovered gold has been handed over to the relevant authorities.
  • Two days earlier, BSF jawans at Laxmipur outpost confiscated nearly ₹2.43 crore worth of gold, reflecting intensified anti-smuggling efforts.