Mumbai Crime: DRI Probes Hawala Channel In Gold Smuggling Case After Seizing 6.65 Kg Gold Worth ₹10.75 Crore
Mumbai, September 3, 2026: The officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit, which had recently busted a syndicate involved in the smuggling of foreign-origin gold through the international airport in Mumbai and had arrested six persons, is now investigating the hawala channel used by the syndicate members. The syndicate involved transit passengers travelling between…
Mumbai's Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) is currently probing the hawala channel utilized by a syndicate involved in smuggling gold through Mumbai's international airport. The syndicate members, comprising six Bangladeshi nationals and a contractual airline staff member, were recently arrested following an intelligence-led operation.
Police sources revealed that DRI officers intercepted Munaf Jamadar, a 23-year-old ground staff member, who was transporting smuggled gold in wax form in his back pockets. The recovered gold weighed 6,650 grams and was valued at ₹10.75 crore. This seizure resulted in duty evasion of Rs 3.76 crore.
Further investigation has led authorities to trace the hawala channel used for purchasing, distributing, and transferring the smuggled gold. The ongoing probe is critical to dismantling this international smuggling network, which operates across multiple countries and involves foreign nationals. The DRI official emphasized the global reach of such criminal activities and the need to gather additional evidence to apprehend other key members.
The arrested individuals were integral components of an international smuggling syndicate, committing serious economic offenses that threaten the financial stability of the nation.
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