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Jeweller Held With Gold Biscuits At Agartala Airport

Biplab Chowdhury, who was at the airport to catch a flight to Kolkata, was allegedly carrying the gold bi♚scuits in his lugg🥀age, they said.

Jeweller H🦄eld With Gold Biscuits Aꦿt Agartala Airport
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A man was apprehended with 16 gold biscuits at the Agartala ꧟airport on Wednesday, police said.

Biplab Chowdhury, who was at the airport to catch a flight to Kolkata, was allegedly carrying the gold biscuits in his luggage, they said. The gold biscuits, worth around Rs 1 crore, were found during luggage check by the airline staff, 🐻following which they informed the police and the Customs.

Chowdhury owns a jewellery store in Agartala, police said. He was handed over to Customs for an investigation and necessary legal action, said Rana Chatterjee🔴, the officer-in-charge of the Airport police station.

(With PTI inputs)