Smugglers send officials on gold hunt in Palk Strait
Thursday, 1 June 2023
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) have been on a gold hunt in the Palk Strait after smugglers from Sri Lanka threw the contraband into the sea on spotting a patrol boat. After two days of underwater searches, Coast Guard divers retrieved 11.6 kg of gold on Thursday from the seabed near Mandapam.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) have been on a gold hunt in the Palk Strait after smugglers from Sri Lanka threw the contraband into the sea on spotting a patrol boat. After two days of underwater searches, Coast Guard divers retrieved 11.6 kg of gold on Thursday from the seabed near Mandapam.
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