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- The Enforcement Directorate provisionally seized over 54 crore rupees worth of gold in Guwahati under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
- Investigations revealed the gold was smuggled from Myanmar and the United Arab Emirates and moved across India by a courier network.
- Authorities arrested Akshay Parashuram Bansode, who allegedly transported the contraband under the direction of an unknown individual.
- Smugglers used hawala channels for payments and fake invoices to integrate the illegal gold into legitimate business.
What to watch next
- Further identification of the syndicate's unknown leader
- Potential prosecution of merchants linked to the fake invoices
- Tracing of additional hawala transactions connected to the smuggling ring
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Named India · Myanmar (Burma) · United Arab Emirates · Akshay Parashuram Bansode · Guwahati · Myanmar · Assam Police · Enforcement Directorate
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