Mumbai Airport Gold Smuggling: DRI Seizes 9.40 Kg Gold Worth ₹14.81 Crore Hidden As Powder In Food Products From Dubai Passengers
Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit, has seized 9.40 kg of foreign-origin gold valued at around Rs 14.81 crore from three passengers arriving from Dubai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, officials said. The passengers were arrested after investigators found that the gold had been converted into fine powder and concealed in…
Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport witnessed a significant gold smuggling bust by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). Three passengers, arriving from Dubai, were apprehended on September 23. The trio, allegedly couriers for an organized gold-smuggling syndicate, were found concealing 9.40 kg of foreign-origin gold worth around Rs 14.81 crore in food products.
The gold had been reduced to powder and mixed with packaged items such as milk powder, oats, various flours, Nutella, and coconut milk powder. The unusual method of concealment was designed to elude routine detection. Following the arrest, the DRI is probing the wider network of the syndicate, including the handlers responsible for arranging and transporting the gold.
The investigation is also examining other potential accomplices who may have been involved in receiving or distributing the smuggled gold post-arrival in Mumbai. This operation highlights the DRI's ongoing efforts to identify and dismantle sophisticated methods used by organized gold-smuggling networks to circumvent security measures at airports and customs checkpoints.
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