Agartala: The security forces in collaboration with Customs officials on Saturday seized gold worth Rs 1.02 crore and arrested two persons in Tripura.
A Defence spokesperson said that acting on secret information, the para-military troops along with Customs officials detained two youths, travelling on a auto, and recovered 14 gold bars and ornaments weighing 1.15 kg, valued at Rs 1.02 crore.
The youths were detained from Badharghat, on the outskirts of the capital city, while they were moving to the Agartala railway station to board a train to go outside the state.
“Acting on a specific intelligence, the joint team of Assam Rifles and Customs officials executed the operation with coordination and recovered the gold and also apprehended two persons,” she said, adding that the seized gold and the individuals were handed over to the Customs authorities for further legal action.