Guwahati police seize 37 kg gold from Maharashtra man
Guwahati police arrested a man from Maharashtra for smuggling 37 kg of gold, marking the largest seizure of its kind in Assam. The investigation suggests the gold was part of an international smuggling network originating from Myanmar.
Why it matters
The seizure highlights the role of Northeast India as a transit point for international gold smuggling syndicates.
In what officials say is the biggest-ever such seizure in Assam , the State police on Monday night (June 29, 2026) recovered 37.064 kg of suspected smuggled gold valued at ₹54 crore from a Maharashtra-based man with disabilities in Guwahati.
The article provides factual details about the police operation and the investigation without editorializing.
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