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Police seize large gold hoard in eastern Siberia

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Police have seized more than nine kilograms of gold nuggets, worth about 3 million rubles ($112,000), from a local resident in Yakutia in eastern Siberia, a law enforcement source said Saturday.
MOSCOW, September 2 (RIA Novosti) - Police have seized more than nine kilograms of gold nuggets, worth about 3 million rubles, from a local resident in Yakutia in eastern Siberia, a law enforcement source said Saturday.

The source said police have found gold stashed in a car trunk and a garage belonging to an employee of a local company.

The republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is known for its large gold deposits in the basins of Aldan, Indigirka, and Yana rivers.

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