Guwahati: Two people were detained by the Nellie Police in Morigaon district of Assam for allegedly smuggling gold.
Fake gold items weighing over five kilograms were also seized from their possession.
This was informed by officials on Thursday.
Based on specific input of a possible smuggling bid, a squad of police officials carried out an operation at Nellie in Jagiroad in the Morigaon district of Assam.
During the operation, three boat shaped items of gold were recovered from the possession of the two men by the officials.
Following an in-depth investigation, it came to fore that the items which had been seized were in fact fakes rather than genuine pieces of gold. Officials informed that the total seizure weighed about 5.4 kilograms.
During the operation, the police detained two people for attempting to smuggle the fake gold items. Police identified the two as Mohammad Abu Kalam and Mohammad Alaluddin.
The officers also seized three mobile phones and a motorcycle from the two’s possession in addition to the fake gold items.
Meanwhile, the two have been brought in for interrogation in relation to the incident by Nellie Police. According to reports, there may be a bigger network at work given the recent spike in fake gold items seized throughout the state.