The East Godavari police on Friday seized over ₹Rs.5.65 crore in cash and 10 kg of gold biscuits and jewellery from two private buses at Krishnavaram toll plaza on the national highway under Kirlampudi police limits.
The illegal trade of gold and transportation of cash by the gangs was unearthed on the basis of intelligence inputs.
In one bus service operated by Padmavathi Travels between Tekkali and Vijayawada, the police found about ₹5.65 lakh in cash that was kept in the luggage box of the bus. Peddapuram DSP A. Srinivasa Rao said the cash was being transported without any valid documents.
