{
  "id": 10105276,
  "title": "Mumbai Crime: DRI Busts Gold Smuggling Syndicate; 318 Kg Worth ₹475 Crore Moved Through Courier Network, 11 Arrested",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/mumbai-crime-dri-busts-gold-smuggling-syndicate-318-kg-worth-475",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T00:31:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-crime-dri-busts-gold-smuggling-syndicate-318-kg-worth-475-crore-moved-through-courier-network-11-arrested"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in Mumbai has dismantled a gold smuggling syndicate that allegedly transported and delivered 318 kg of foreign-origin gold, valued at around Rs 475 crore, through a nationwide courier network over the past nine months. The agency apprehended 11 individuals, including one suspected mastermind, during a multi-city operation across Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, and Guwahati. The operation, dubbed \"Operation Border Bullion Bust,\" was initiated on September 23 based on intelligence suggesting foreign-origin gold was being smuggled through the Indo-Bangladesh border and subsequently distributed via couriers. DRI officials intercepted live courier shipments in Guwahati and Kolkata destined for buyers in Mumbai, Delhi, and Ahmedabad. Seven recipients were arrested, and additional searches at consignor and shipper locations led to the arrest of three more. The syndicate allegedly moved gold in small consignments, evading documentation requirements. Police recovered 6.61 kg of gold worth approximately Rs 10.36 crore from the intercepted shipments, seized under Customs Act provisions. Preliminary findings indicate the syndicate transported and delivered around 318 kg of smuggled gold, valued at Rs 475 crore, during the first nine months of 2026. The probe aims to uncover the broader network involved in the alleged smuggling and distribution of foreign-origin gold.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, September 26, 2026: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai, has busted an organised gold smuggling syndicate that allegedly transported and delivered around 318 kg of foreign-origin gold, valued at approximately Rs 475 crore, through a pan-India courier network over the past nine months. The agency has arrested 11 persons, including one of the alleged masterminds, following…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}