DRI Mumbai Cracks Multi-National Gold Smuggling Racket; ₹10.75 Crore Gold Seized, 6 Arrested
Mumbai: The officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit have busted a well-organized syndicate involved in the smuggling of foreign-origin gold through the international airport in Mumbai and have arrested six persons. The syndicate involved transit passengers travelling between Dubai, Bangkok and Male via Mumbai, along with a contractual airlines staff member. Those…
Mumbai's Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has dismantled a multi-national gold smuggling racket, seizing ₹10.75 crore worth of gold and arresting six individuals, according to officials. The syndicate allegedly transported gold through Mumbai's international airport, targeting transit passengers traveling between Dubai, Bangkok, and Male via Mumbai, along with a contractual airlines staff member.
The arrested individuals include Munaf Jamadar, a 23-year-old resident of Titwala, and five Bangladeshi nationals: Mohammed Mohiuddin, Mohammad Ismail Hossen, Mohammed Rashedul Alam, Mohammad Abu Nasar, and Mohammed Nazimuddin. Intelligence led DRI to intercept Jamadar, who was found in possession of seven egg-shaped capsules containing gold dust in wax form, which were subsequently seized.
The other members of the syndicate were identified through his confession. The total value of the seized gold is valued at Rs 10.75 crore, with an estimated duty evasion of Rs 3.76 crore. Further evidence is being collected in the ongoing investigation, and additional key members of the syndicate are yet to be apprehended.
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