Gold Smuggling at China Border | 12 Jul 2024

Recently, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) under the operation Jazba arrested two men near the China border in Eastern Ladakh for allegedly smuggling 108 kg of gold biscuits from China.

While smuggling of smaller items was common, it was the first time that an alleged gold smuggling racket was exposed in the area which was the largest haul of gold ever by ITBP.
ITBP is authorised to carry out search and seizures by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and also incorporated in the ITBP Act to exercise the powers of Customs on the border to keep a check on smuggling activities.