Acting on a tip-off, police in Gangarampur, South Dinajpur, seized gold bars worth Rs 75 lakh on Saturday, and arrested two persons.

“We had information that two persons are illegally carrying gold bars to smuggle it to some other state. Accordingly, we intercepted an SUV at Chowpathi area,” said a police officer.

The police searched the vehicle and the duo to recover 12 gold bars weighing 1.4kg. The two arrested are from Mangalpur of Balurghat. On Sunday, both were produced at a court in Gangarampur, which sent them to police custody for 12 days. “We need to find out how they got the gold bars and where they were supposed to deliver the consignment,” the officer added.