Cuttack, Sep 22: A team of Excise officials on Thursday seized 47 silver bricks weighing over 100 KG, silver ornaments packed in 19 packets and Rs 14 lakh in cash from a car near Tangi toll gate in Cuttack district.
An excise officer said they intercepted the vehicle acting on an information that contraband ganja is being smuggled in the car but during the search of the vehicle, they found the silver bricks, ornaments, some documents and cash kept in several secret chambers of the vehicle.
The silver bricks were packed in paper. Sources said officials are trying to know whether there are any gold bricks in it.
The Excise officials also detained two persons including the driver of the vehicle and interrogated them.
The accused said the vehicle was on its way from Aska to Kharagpur.
Officials suspected that the car was designed to smuggle gold and silver and used for smuggling earlier also.
The GST and Income tax officials have been informed and they would try to find out the root of the trade, sources said.
