2 people were arrested in connection to the gold biscuits seized by customs (Representational)
Around 2.5 kg of gold biscuits valued at Rs 60 lakh were seized from a car near Rameswaram today and two persons were arrested, customs officials said today.
Officials of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and Customs department intercepted a car on a new road near Rameswaram and recovered the gold weighing 2 kg and 400 gms kept under the seats, they said.
The two occupants of the car, from Thrissur in Kerala, have been arrested and taken to Ramanathapuram for interrogation, they added.