Authorities in India confiscated gold worth about US$543,000 (K735 million) earlier this month in the latest seizure of the precious metal being smuggled into the country from Myanmar, media reports said.
Thefts and robberies, often violent, have skyrocketed in Myanmar’s commercial capital since the February 2021 coup, with residents setting up night patrols in some areas as police do little to stop the surge in crime.
BY Frontier
