Record 60kg Worth of Gold Seized in India

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Indian police confiscated 60 kilograms of gold worth an estimated 165 million rupees ($2.65 million) at the Ahmadabad airport on Tuesday in the country's single biggest seizure of smuggled bullion, according to a local media report.

The gold, in the form of bars, was allegedly flown from Dubai to the city located in Gujarat on an Emirates flight, the Press Trust of India reported, citing a statement from the Special Operations Group of the city crime branch.

Six people were arrested in connection with the smuggling - three were on the flight and three had come to collect the contraband gold.

Indian smugglers have been known to go to great lengths to traffic gold, including hiding gold biscuits in the rectum :lol: ,microwaves, cups and saucers, belt buckles, and even mixing gold dust with coffee powder.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-27076019

Twelve bars of gold have been recovered from the stomach of a businessman in the Indian capital, Delhi, a surgeon treating him has said.

The 63-year-old man was admitted to hospital after complaining of vomiting and difficulty defecating.

He told his doctor that he had swallowed a bottle cap in anger, after a fight with his wife.

But when surgeons operated they found gold bars weighing nearly 400g (14oz) in his stomach instead of a bottle cap.


Ouch.
 
Already surpassed, 87kg seized.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Kolkata zone made its biggest gold seizure on Friday night. Gold bars weighing 87 kilograms worth Rs.23.5 crores was recovered from the cavity of a car.

"The officers of DRI, Kolkata intercepted a Hyundai car at Siliguri in West Bengal and seized gold bars worth Rs.23.5 crores, one of the biggest seizures by the central agency. We carried out a search and found that the gold bars were concealed inside the cavity of the car," said KVS Singh, ADG, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Kolkata Zone.

"Gold is smuggled in different ways from Bangladesh and Myanmar, but this kind of a recovery is very rare. For the first time, we came across smugglers that hide gold bars inside the car cavity. The car is from the brand Hyundai and is only one-month old," added Singh.

The agency has arrested the two occupants of the car. While one is a resident of Manipur, the other is a resident of Assam. The vehicle has also been seized.
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Bangladesh seizes gold from North Korean diplomat

"Customs officials in Bangladesh have seized gold worth around $1.7m (1.1m) from the hand luggage of a North Korean diplomat.

Son Young-nam, first secretary at the North Korean embassy in Dhaka, landed in the city on a flight from Singapore on Thursday night.

His baggage was searched and almost 27kg (59lb) of gold bars and ornaments were recovered.

Authorities in Bangladesh say they plan to pursue charges against him.

Mr Son initially refused to allow customs officers and police to examine his luggage.

"He insisted that his bags cannot be scanned because he's carrying a red passport and he enjoys diplomatic immunity," Moinul Khan, head of Bangladesh's customs intelligence department told AFP.

'Drama'
Mr Khan said the diplomat was told that more than 2kg of gold could not be brought into the country.

"After more than four hours of drama, he gave in and we found gold bars and gold ornaments weighing 26.795kg (59lb), which is worth 130 million taka ($1.67m, 1.1m)," he added.

The gold was confiscated and the diplomat was released under the Vienna Convention.

However, Bangladeshi authorities have said they plan to prosecute Mr Son.

Mr Khan added: "It's a clear case of smuggling. We believe he would have sold the gold to a local criminal racket. He is being used as a carrier."

Official figures show customs officers have seized nearly 1,000kg of gold in the past 22 months, at Bangladesh's two international airports."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31768756
 
And another seizure for nearly 7kg. Bit more of an interesting story about their operation;

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full storyhere
 
SilverDJ said:
It just occurred to me, why couldn't they just melt it down and make chains out of them and simply wear them around their neck Mr-T style?
Heck, dress as Mr-T with tons of chains and they'll think it's a costume and fake :D
Are there any laws about how much value the personal jewelry you are wearing is worth?
No export restriction in India it seems:
http://www.immihelp.com/travel-to-india/departure-from-india.html
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There is (or was) a bit of an issue with massive amounts of "black money", funds earned from illegal activity and tax evasion that was outside of India and people want to "round trip" it back into India as clean money. Conversion to smuggled gold is one method so the authorities would be on the lookout for any gold objects.

2015 HSBC leaks

In February 2015, Indian Express released the list of 1195 Indians account holders and their balances for the year 2006-07 in HSBC's Geneva branch. The list was obtained by French newspaper Le Monde and included the names of several prominent businessmen, diamond traders and politicians. The number of Indian HSBC clients is roughly double the 628 names that French authorities gave to the Indian Government in 2011.[16] Indian government said it will probe this matter.[17] The balance against the 1195 names stood at Rs. 25,420 crore.[18] (Quarter of a trillion Rupees, or about 4 billion USD)

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_black_money
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anzac gold said:
in ww2 SOME Australian soldiers (my grand dad was a mechanic) brought gold into Australia from New guinea ( wasn't allowed)
so grand dad melted it down,made spanners out of it all and painted them silver,

puts sidcromes old motto of cant hand a man a grander spanner to shame (give me a spanner made of high grade gold anyday
(some of the spanners were I kilo and more of melted down new guinea gold )
grand dad and quite a few other soldiers made them selfs pretty valuable toolboxes of tools for the return to Australia ..when he landed thay checked his tools and he was freee to go
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So your "grand dad" is a war criminal?
I guess while they were busy fighting they did not have time to go bullion shopping and stealing from the locals was the done thing?
I am all for getting good deals , but my line is drawn firmly on the ground when it comes to ILLEGAL SPOILS OF WAR.
I wonder how those locals felt when they had been over run by Japanese soldiers and had family members beheaded , only to find when the cavalry arrived
they swiftly plundered any riches they had left.
Sure it is a great bit of ingenuity making gold spanners and painting them silver, But does ingenuity out weigh the blood that was silt in order to attain these items.
When Saddam Hussein raided Kuwait and stole their treasures it was called a WAR CRIME.
Is it any different when the forces committing these crimes have Australian uniforms?
I am sure you did not realize upon posting that it was not just a crime against Australian law, but most certainly a WAR CRIME as well!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am sure you may wish to alter your post and give some justification, but the FACT of the matter is THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION.
"grand dad" did not buy his gold , he pillaged it from those he was sent to emancipate.
 
bordsilver said:
You seem to be assuming it was taken from PNG residents.
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So if it didnt come from them, then it came from a museum or bank.
Either way mate... it was New Guinea gold and it is a WAR CRIME to steal from any individual or institution during occupation.
So even if it was from a bank or museum IT BELONGED TO THE PEOPLE OF NEW GUINEA..
Are you going to make some excuses for them?
May be try and describe some big story as why they did not steal from anyone?
May be a story to justify the great lengths they took to smuggle these "looted items" back to Australia?
It does NOT have to be taken from someones hand to be considered stolen from the people.
 
bordsilver said:
You seem to be assuming it was taken from PNG residents.
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Seeing as you brought it up, how do you think they got it.
Do you honestly believe that took time out from the fighting to go and MINE IT THEMSELVES?
As you seem to be apt to call me on my "assumption" pleas tell us all how they managed to acquire "kilos" of gold whilst fighting Japanese soldiers....
 
I've got no idea but having a rant based on an assumption or without more information is generally not a good idea IMO.
 
anzac gold said:
sterling-nz said:
bordsilver said:
You seem to be assuming it was taken from PNG residents.
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So if it didnt come from them, then it came from a museum or bank.
Either way mate... it was New Guinea gold and it is a WAR CRIME to steal from any individual or institution during occupation.
So even if it was from a bank or museum IT BELONGED TO THE PEOPLE OF NEW GUINEA..
Are you going to make some excuses for them?
May be try and describe some big story as why they did not steal from anyone?
May be a story to justify the great lengths they took to smuggle these "looted items" back to Australia?
It does NOT have to be taken from someones hand to be considered stolen from the people.
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LETS GO TO GERMANY AND KILL ALL GERMANS UNDER 25 BECAUSE SOMEWERE IN THERE FAMILYS PAST THERE MUST BE A WAR CRIMINAL FROM THE 1940S...GROW UP FOOL
WHAT WHEN AND HOW THAY GOT THE GOLD I CANT TELL YOU(NOR DO I CARE ITS 2015)
WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS YOU A VERY BITTER PERSON
NO MORE NEEDS TO BE SAID YOUR POSTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELFS
YOU WOULDNT HAVE THE BALLS TO TALK ABOUT MY GRAND FATHER TO MY FACE...YOUR A RETARD KEYBOARD HERO (ALLMOUTH) AND IF YA DID YOUD BE A SORRY SON OF A BITCH WHEN I WAS DONE WITH YOU
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Look, you are the one that took the time to brag about your "grand dad".
Sure you thought it was a good story, but did you think about who that gold belonged too?
Name calling is about what i would expect with a family history like yours.
If you are going to bring things into an open forum then you had better be careful about what you write.
I would and DO treat people n real life like i do here.
If i did ever see your "grand dad" in real life i would happily call him what he is.
Plenty of people fought and did NOT steal from the native inhabitants.
Just imagine what this world would be like if every time the police came to your house for a domestic call they decided to take some of your antiques.
You clearly have anger issues so a long winded reply is not necessary.
BUt just remember YOU ARE THE SHOW OFF THAT SHARED YOUR RELATIVES STORY.

PS: how is that 1 or 2 kilo of gold a month you buy going?
Have you managed to find a buyer?
As pointed out by other members , buying that much gold and then asking where to sell is a sure sign of a dreamer.
I see you were a bit more polite with those that called you out on your "story" and told them to " turtle off".
It really sux to be caught in a fabrication i would imagine.
Sweet dreams, dreamer:)
 
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