Four trucks with cash/jewellery worth billions seized

Mumbai, 2 July 2013

In a joint operation carried out on Monday night in Mumbai by around 40 officers of National Investigation Agency(NIA) and Income Tax department, four trucks carrying cash and jewellery worth billions of Rupees were seized outside the Mumbai Central railway station at around 9.00 pm. Officers suspect that the seized cash and jewellery is part of hawala racket. Around 45 angadias who had taken order to transport this cash to various cities of Gujarat are held in connection with this case. Angadias transport jewellery and other parcels from one place to another place.

As per the officers, seized cash was being transported to various cities of Gujarat. They were to be loaded in Gujarat Mail train, but just before that the raid was carried out and trucks were seized. Police officials were surprised when they started opening 140 bags and found them filled with jewellery and cash worth billions. Angadias told police that they were ready to reveal the names of owners of parcels. They said they were just transporting the bags.