The BSF on Sunday seized 17 gold bars valued at Rs 10.23 crore from a motorcyclist in West Bengal's Bagdah area in North 24 Parganas today close to the Indo-Bangladesh border.
The 27-year-old man was arrested, the BSF said in a statement.
Acting on a tip-off, the border guards stopped a motorcycle at Ranghat locality and, after searching the 27-year-old rider, found the gold bars weighing 16.7 kg wrapped in a cloth from near his waist.
He is a resident of Rajkol village of Bongaon in North 24 Parganas.
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