New Delhi: India is looking to curb gold smuggling through Bhutan after security agencies unearthed three attempts to smuggle gold into the country through the air route this week, government sources said.
Two Indian nationals were arrested on Thursday at Bhutan's Paro international airport with 3.5 kg of gold. They were on their way to India from Thailand. According to reports in the Bhutan media, this was the fourth such bust by the country's agencies this year.
Authorities here said gold smuggling through Bhutan became a serious issue since February when seven Indian men were arrested for attempting to smuggle eight kg of gold into Bhutan at Paro airport. Officials here are in touch with Bhutan authorities to help curb gold smuggling, they said. The racket was busted after customs officers apprehended four of them. The limit to import gold into Bhutan as mandated by the central bank is 50 grams.
16/05/14 Times of India
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Two Indian nationals were arrested on Thursday at Bhutan's Paro international airport with 3.5 kg of gold. They were on their way to India from Thailand. According to reports in the Bhutan media, this was the fourth such bust by the country's agencies this year.
Authorities here said gold smuggling through Bhutan became a serious issue since February when seven Indian men were arrested for attempting to smuggle eight kg of gold into Bhutan at Paro airport. Officials here are in touch with Bhutan authorities to help curb gold smuggling, they said. The racket was busted after customs officers apprehended four of them. The limit to import gold into Bhutan as mandated by the central bank is 50 grams.
16/05/14 Times of India
