In two separate operations conducted this week, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 23.34 kg of smuggled foreign gold valued at Rs 14.43 crore through Chennai International Airport and foiled an attempt to smuggle foreign gold into the country.
The operation involved interception at multiple locations across the state where the customs officials got hold of carriers of smuggled gold who were travelling in different modes of public transport.
In a pan-India operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a gold smuggling syndicate of Sudanese nationals operating through the Nepal border, said a press release by the Ministry of Finance.
According to the press note released by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, the seized gold was mostly in paste form and it was being brought to Patna through the India-Nepal border and then transported via train or by air to different parts of the country, largely to Mumbai.
Four passengers of Indian nationality who landed from Tanzania were found carrying the smuggled gold in the form of one Kg bars ingeniously concealed in specially designed waist belts with multiple pockets. A total of 53 Kg of gold valued at Rs 28.17 Crore was recovered from the four passeng
Kochi (Kerala) [India], October 20 (ANI): The Customs officials apprehended a man who smuggled gold by dipping bath towels in liquid gold and then packing them well from the Kochi airport, informed the officials on Thursday.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 16 (ANI): Smuggled gold valued at over Rs 1 lakh was found in a passenger's belongings at Jaipur International Airport on Saturday.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 17 (ANI): Acting on a tip that was received by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Indore Zonal Unit that four persons carrying a huge quantity of smuggled gold would be coming to Indore on April 12 in Kia Seltos car, 3 kgs gold was recover
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 20 (ANI): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Raipur unit of Indore zone on Wednesday apprehended one person at Raipur railway station who was travelling from Kolkata to Nagpur with 3.33 kgs of smuggled gold. The arrest and seizure was made
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 27 (ANI): Sleuths of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DIR) on Thursday arrested five persons and seized 9.3-kilogram gold worth Rs 4.64 crores during a search of a car and subsequent raids in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): In a major bust of the Myanmar-India gold smuggling network, the Delhi Zonal Unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 55.61 kg of foreign-origin gold valued at Rs 28 crores from eight persons at two locations -- Delhi and Luckno