Gold Bars Worth Rs 8 Crore Smuggled From Sri Lanka Seized In Tamil Nadu
The seized gold bars weighed nearly 6 kilograms, with a current market value of approximately 8 crore rupees.
Published : January 3, 2026 at 11:17 AM IST
Nagapattinam: Police in Tamil Nadu seized six kilograms of gold bars worth nearly Rs 8 crore being smuggled from Sri Lanka by boat and transported on a two-wheeler near Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district on Thursday.
The Q Branch police received a tip-off that gold bars were being smuggled from Sri Lanka by boat to the Vilundamavadi area near Vedaranyam. Acting on the information, police teams fanned out and conducted an intensive search throughout the Vilundamavadi coastal area.
During the search, they stopped a person who was acting suspiciously on a two-wheeler on the Vilundamavadi main road. Upon searching him, they discovered gold bars hidden in the storage compartment of his two-wheeler.
The police seized the gold bars and subjected the smuggler to intense questioning. He was identified as Sivakumar (42), a fisherman from Nagapattinam. The seized gold bars weighed nearly 6 kilograms, with a current market value of approximately 8 crore rupees.
Following this, Sivakumar, along with the seized gold bars and the two-wheeler used for smuggling, was immediately taken to the Thopputhurai Customs office for further investigation. It was revealed that Sivakumar is from Vanavanmahadevi village near Velankanni and has been residing in Nagapattinam for the past few months.
"The Q Branch police and Customs officials are conducting a thorough investigation into Sivakumar from various angles, including for whom the gold bars were being smuggled from Sri Lanka to Tamil Nadu, and who instructed him to carry out the smuggling," an official said.
Further probe in the case, he said, is being carried out.
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