{
  "id": 10138010,
  "title": "DRI Busts Gold Smuggling Network; 169 Kg Foreign-Origin Gold Moved Via Courier Route, 11 Arrested",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/dri-busts-gold-smuggling-network-169-kg-foreign-origin-gold-moved-via",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T04:13:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/dri-busts-gold-smuggling-network-169-kg-foreign-origin-gold-moved-via-courier-route-11-arrested"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in Mumbai has dismantled a gold smuggling network that moved 169kg of foreign-origin gold via courier services from Bangladesh through West Bengal and Assam into India. The operation resulted in the arrest of 11 individuals, with eight accused apprehended between Wednesday and Thursday. The seized gold, valued at approximately `30 crore, was allegedly transported by shippers controlled by Amol Kadam from Kolkata and Guwahati. Notable arrests include Solapur resident Rajendra Gunge, who was intercepted with 1217.78gm of gold, and Dilip Nikam and his son Ganesh from West Bengal, who were found melting the gold and dispatching parcels through BVC Logistics' pickup facility. All accused have been remanded to judicial custody.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-27T00:31:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}