DRI seizes 4.9 kg smuggled foreign origin gold mid-sea in Tamil Nadu
8 months, 2 weeks ago

DRI seizes 4.9 kg smuggled foreign origin gold mid-sea in Tamil Nadu

India TV News  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in a joint operation with Coast Guard and Customs on Saturday seized over Rs three crore gold smuggled from Sri Lanka and thrown into the sea. An official release on Saturday said the agencies recovered a total of 4.9 kg of the precious metal from the sea bed on April 5 near. "In a joint operation with Indian Coast Guard and Customs Preventive Unit, Ramanathapuram, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 4.9 kg of foreign origin gold mid-sea off Vedhalai coast, Mandapam," it said. Gold worth Rs 2.58 crore seized at Mumbai airport Earlier, Based on the specific intelligence received, the officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit, intercepted two passengers who arrived at Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai from Jeddah.

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Smugglers exchange gold paste over 15 feet high glass wall in Chennai airport, nabbed by DRI
1 week, 4 days ago

Smugglers exchange gold paste over 15 feet high glass wall in Chennai airport, nabbed by DRI

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Thursday busted an outrageous mode of gold smuggling exploiting an apparent loophole at the Chennai International Airport by two passengers and an airport ground handling staff. According to sources, the first passenger arrived at Chennai from Dubai via Colombo at around 9:30 am in the arrival area which is at the same level …

Rise in smuggling of gold, cocaine: DRI report
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Rise in smuggling of gold, cocaine: DRI report

Hindustan Times  

India has seen a marked increase in smuggling of cocaine and gold, with borders in the country’s North-East becoming an area of concern and traffickers employing new techniques. On gold smuggling, the DRI report stated that “India has become a major destination for illicit gold imports, with gold and silver predominantly originating from West Asia, including the UAE and Saudi …

How customs officers seized gold bar worth ₹9 lakh hidden inside cream box at Delhi’s IGI airport
3 weeks, 5 days ago

How customs officers seized gold bar worth ₹9 lakh hidden inside cream box at Delhi’s IGI airport

Live Mint  

Delhi customs officials seized 117 grams of gold worth around ₹9.5 lakh from a person travelling to Delhi from Riyad at Indira Gandhi International airport. Customs officials received information about a massive gold smuggling attempt, which led to strict checking at the IGI airport. Further examination of the baggage led to the recovery of a silver-coloured gold bar, weighing 117.00 …

DRI seizes smuggled gold, in paste form, worth ₹2.67 crore
1 month, 1 week ago

DRI seizes smuggled gold, in paste form, worth ₹2.67 crore

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: 3.35kg of gold worth ₹2.67 crore was seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence while it was allegedly smuggled from the United Arab Emirates, in an operation conducted in Mumbai airport. DRI seizes smuggled gold, in paste form, worth ₹ 2.67 crore A customer service executive at the airport and a member of a private ground-handling staff were arrested …

Kerala: Customs seize 466.5 grams of gold worth ₹30 lakh hidden in shoe soles at Cochin airport
4 months, 1 week ago

Kerala: Customs seize 466.5 grams of gold worth ₹30 lakh hidden in shoe soles at Cochin airport

Live Mint  

Customs officials at Cochin Airport in Kerala seized 466.5 grams of gold from a passenger arriving from Doha via Dubai on Monday. In the search, eight gold chains weighing 466.5 grams were concealed inside the sole of the shoes of the suspected, according to officials. Earlier on August 9, The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 1,390.85 gm of gold from …

13.24 kg of smuggled gold seized by Air Intelligence Unit
5 months ago

13.24 kg of smuggled gold seized by Air Intelligence Unit

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Air Intelligence Unit of the customs department has seized 13.24 kilograms of smuggled gold and electronic items valued at ₹10.33 crore, along with foreign currency worth ₹45 lakhs, from 25 people including foreign nationals. After finding a certain pattern, the agency intercepted five Indian nationals - two were travelling from Dubai, two from Abu Dhabi, and one from …

Customs foils smuggling bid at Chennai airport, seizes gold worth Rs 7.6 crore, arrests 10
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Customs foils smuggling bid at Chennai airport, seizes gold worth Rs 7.6 crore, arrests 10

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: In a major operation spanning over 24 hours, customs officials at the Chennai international airport busted a coordinated smuggling racket and seized 12.1 kg gold worth Rs 7.58 crore from 10 passengers who had arrived on three separate flights from Dubai and Abu Dhabi. While 10 gold chains weighing 4.65 kg and worth Rs 2.9 crore were found concealed …

DRI officials unearth international gold smuggling racket, seize over 9 kg gold worth ₹6.29 crore
6 months, 2 weeks ago

DRI officials unearth international gold smuggling racket, seize over 9 kg gold worth ₹6.29 crore

The Hindu  

Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Tuesday unearthed an international gold smuggling racket and seized over 9 kilograms of gold worth ₹6.2 crore in two different incidents within three hours. Based on specific intelligence that a syndicate would conceal gold inside the aircraft during its international leg for further retrieval, the officers of DRI Bengaluru rummaged through the …

Customs seize 11.40 kg gold, electronics worth ₹7.46 crore
7 months ago

Customs seize 11.40 kg gold, electronics worth ₹7.46 crore

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Customs department seized over 11.40kg of gold and electronics items valued at ₹7.46 core in the last two days at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. The officials intercepted 22 people, including two foreign nationals, and found gold concealed in their clothes, sanitary pads, trolley, undergarments and inside and on the body. The officials recovered 24 kt gold dust …

DRI sleuths seize 3.77 gold, stunned at modus operandi of traffickers
7 months, 2 weeks ago

DRI sleuths seize 3.77 gold, stunned at modus operandi of traffickers

Deccan Chronicle  

BHUBANESWAR: The officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence were on Wednesday seized 3.77 kilograms of gold valued at Rs. Sources said that the officials of the DRI identified four passengers who had arrived from Dubai in Bhubaneswar on May 6. Subsequently, 12 capsules containing gold in paste form were recovered from the four passengers. The recovered gold has been …

Gold worth over ₹70 lakh found inside passenger's rectum at Trichy airport
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Gold worth over ₹70 lakh found inside passenger's rectum at Trichy airport

Hindustan Times  

Officials of the air intelligence unit at Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli airport have seized a total of 977 gram of gold valued at ₹70.58 lakh from a passenger arriving from Dubai. Tiruchirappalli Airport Earlier in March, the AIU officials seized 410 gram of gold valued at ₹26.62 lakh from a passenger arriving from Singapore. The gold consisted of 330 gram of …

DRI seizes valuables of ₹10.48 cr after busting gold smuggling syndicate in Mumbai; 4 held
8 months ago

DRI seizes valuables of ₹10.48 cr after busting gold smuggling syndicate in Mumbai; 4 held

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has busted a gold smuggling syndicate in Mumbai and seized the precious metal, cash and other valuables of ₹10.48 crore, a DRI official said on Wednesday. DRI seizes valuables of ₹ 10.48 cr after busting gold smuggling syndicate in Mumbai; 4 held Four persons, including two African nationals, were arrested following a search operation …

1 kg smuggled gold in capsule form seized from Bhubaneswar airport
8 months ago

1 kg smuggled gold in capsule form seized from Bhubaneswar airport

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The Customs department seized around 1 kg gold in capsule form from a resident of Maharashtra after he arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here from Bangkok. Sources said the department’s air intelligence unit had received information of a person smuggling gold based on which the Customs officials intercepted him when he arrived at the airport on Tuesday …

Gold worth over ₹3 crore seized off Ramanathapuram coast, three arrested
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Gold worth over ₹3 crore seized off Ramanathapuram coast, three arrested

The Hindu  

Officials of the Directorate Revenue Intelligence have seized 4.9 kilograms of foreign-origin gold, mid sea near the Vedhalai coast, Mandapam in Ramanathapuram district. Following specific intelligence that foreign-origin gold was being smuggled into India from Sri Lanka through the Vedhalai coast by a gang using a fishing boat, surveillance was stepped up along coastal pockets. In the meantime, officers of …

Customs department seizes gold worth ₹48 lakh at Amritsar airport
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Customs department seizes gold worth ₹48 lakh at Amritsar airport

Hindustan Times  

Acting on a tip-off that gold was being smuggled into the country, officers of the Customs Commissionerate intercepted a passenger who arrived at the international airport here and seized the yellow metal from him, officials said on Friday. The official said the passenger was acting suspiciously and his interrogation and search resulted in the recovery of four capsules of gold …

Man held for smuggling gold worth ₹63 lakh hidden in his rectum
9 months, 1 week ago

Man held for smuggling gold worth ₹63 lakh hidden in his rectum

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Customs’ Air Intelligence Unit arrested a 40-year-old passenger at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Saturday for smuggling gold into India. The agency said that it seized gold weighing 1.09 kilogram worth ₹63 lakh from him which he was carrying in his recturm in dust format. According to a Customs officer, a trap was laid on the basis …

99 kg of hashish worth ₹108 crore seized near Mandapam during bid to smuggle to Sri Lanka
9 months, 2 weeks ago

99 kg of hashish worth ₹108 crore seized near Mandapam during bid to smuggle to Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

In a joint operation, sleuths of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Chennai Zone and Indian Coast Guard personnel intercepted a country boat in Gulf of Mannar and seized 99 kg of hashish being smuggled to Sri Lanka in the wee hours of Tuesday, March 5, 2024. After the officials found three persons sailing in the boat with five sacks concealed in …

Mumbai: 4 kgs smuggled gold worth Rs 2.58 crore seized at airport, 4 arrested
11 months, 1 week ago

Mumbai: 4 kgs smuggled gold worth Rs 2.58 crore seized at airport, 4 arrested

India TV News  

Based on the specific intelligence received, the officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit, intercepted two passengers who arrived at Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai from Jeddah on Tuesday. The passengers were searched and 1 kg gold dust in wax form, which was specially stitched in the innerwear of both passengers, was seized from each of …

Search on for controllers of gold smuggling syndicate
1 year, 1 month ago

Search on for controllers of gold smuggling syndicate

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Various zonal units of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, including the one in Mumbai, are working in coordination to nab the main controllers of an international gold smuggling syndicate that has allegedly brought in around 45.4 kg of gold worth over ₹27.5 crore since October. HT Image DRI’s units had seized smuggled gold weighing 45.4 kg during two of …

DRI busts foreign-origin gold smuggling syndicate, arrest 6 persons
1 year, 3 months ago

DRI busts foreign-origin gold smuggling syndicate, arrest 6 persons

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Around 7.4 kg of foreign-origin gold worth ₹4.51 crore was seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence ’s Mumbai unit at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai on Saturday. HT Image The DRI busted a syndicate allegedly involved in smuggling gold dust-in-wax and arrested six persons under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962, including two alleged carriers, a …

Customs seize over 500g gold worth ₹25.75 lakhs at Cochin airport from passenger
1 year, 4 months ago

Customs seize over 500g gold worth ₹25.75 lakhs at Cochin airport from passenger

Live Mint  

On late Tuesday, the Customs department made a significant recovery at Cochin International Airport in Kerala, uncovering a cache of gold weighing over 500 grams, with an estimated value of about ₹25.75 lakhs, according to officials. The overall estimated worth of the seized gold amounted to ₹25.75 lakhs, as conveyed by a statement issued by Cochin Customs. Two weeks ago, …

Gujarat: Gold worth approx Rs 25 crore seized at Surat airport; 4 held
1 year, 5 months ago

Gujarat: Gold worth approx Rs 25 crore seized at Surat airport; 4 held

India TV News  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized 48.20 kg of gold paste estimated at Rs 25 crore, in one of the biggest seizures of recent times, at Surat International Airport, a release said. IX172 at Surat International Airport on July 7 suspected to be carrying gold in paste form to be smuggled into India," the DRI said in a release …

How Indian Coast Guard carried out special underwater operation to seize 32.689 kgs Gold in TN | WATCH
1 year, 6 months ago

How Indian Coast Guard carried out special underwater operation to seize 32.689 kgs Gold in TN | WATCH

India TV News  

Coast Guard personnel, along with the DRI officials and Customs, carried out a special operation to seize 32.689 kgs of Gold valued at approx. Rs 20.2 crores, from two fishing boats at the Gulf of Mannar area off Tamil Nadu, said Inspector General Manish Pathak, Deputy Director General of the Indian Coast Guard on Thursday. The joint teams deployed by …

Smuggled gold worth ₹8 crore seized in Vijayawada
1 year, 7 months ago

Smuggled gold worth ₹8 crore seized in Vijayawada

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The Customs here has made a huge seizure of smuggled gold worth ₹8 crores in an early morning operation. Commissioner of the customs commissionerate K. Engineer said the carriers of smuggled gold were split into teams and travelling in a car and in private buses from Chennai to Vijayawada. “Four persons carrying gold with them were arrested under provisions …

Sudanese Syndicate: DRI Recovers Rs 10 Cr of Gold Paste from Passengers at Mumbai Airport
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudanese Syndicate: DRI Recovers Rs 10 Cr of Gold Paste from Passengers at Mumbai Airport

News 18  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence caught gold being smuggled into India in paste form and arrested 18 Sudanese women as well as an Indian woman with 16.36 kg of the yellow metal valued at Rs 10.16 crore at the Mumbai airport, an official said on Tuesday. The passengers were travelling from the UAE to Mumbai on April 24 and surveillance …

Over 3 Kg Gold Worth Rs 1.40 Cr Hidden Inside Shoes Seized in Mumbai - News18
1 year, 9 months ago

Over 3 Kg Gold Worth Rs 1.40 Cr Hidden Inside Shoes Seized in Mumbai - News18

News 18  

Over 3 kilograms of gold worth Rs 1.40 crore were seized from three foreign nationals who had arrived from Addis Ababa at Mumbai airport, officials said. Maharashtra | On 10th March, over 3 Kg of gold valued at Rs 1.40 Crore seized from three foreign nationals who had arrived from Addis Ababa to Mumbai. Gold was found to be concealed …

DRI seizes 24.4 kg of gold smuggled from Bangladesh under code name 'Operation Eastern Gateway'
1 year, 10 months ago

DRI seizes 24.4 kg of gold smuggled from Bangladesh under code name 'Operation Eastern Gateway'

India TV News  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence launched an operation codenamed ‘Operation Eastern Gateway’, which involved developing the intelligence over a substantial period of time to bust the smuggling modus operandi. In the operation, various teams of DRI were strategically placed at different locations in the states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura including at Indo-Bangladesh border so that the modus operandi …

Data | Gold to dried seahorses, heroin to whale vomit: Volume and variety of contrabands seized in India
1 year, 11 months ago

Data | Gold to dried seahorses, heroin to whale vomit: Volume and variety of contrabands seized in India

The Hindu  

Gold, dried seahorses, heroin and red sander logs are some examples of items that are seized by Indian Customs and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in airports, along sea routes, and in border areas nearly every day. The report, ‘Smuggling in India Report, 2021-22’, mentions the volume of illegal commodities seized and describes the kinds of items smuggled and the …

5kg gold, ₹3 lakh cash seized from ‘secret chamber’ in Kerala raids: ED
2 years ago

5kg gold, ₹3 lakh cash seized from ‘secret chamber’ in Kerala raids: ED

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI:The Enforcement Directorate has seized 5kg gold worth ₹2.51 crore and over ₹3 lakh cash from a ‘secret chamber’ from premises linked to a Malappuram-based jewellery house promoter, who is an alleged beneficiary of the Kerala gold smuggling case, the agency said on Wednesday. ED said in a statement that the gold and cash was hidden in a secret …

Bengaluru crime: Foreigner held at airport with 2,398-gram gold
2 years ago

Bengaluru crime: Foreigner held at airport with 2,398-gram gold

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru customs officials arrested one person at Kempegowda International airport and recovered 2,398-gram gold from the person. Bengaluru crime: Foreigner held at airport with 2,398-gram gold The customs officials on Friday announced that they arrested the suspect based on a tip-off by DRI. Both the accused are foreign nationals.” Revealing the details about recovered gold items, the tweet further read, …

10 kg gold seized at Chennai airport
2 years, 1 month ago

10 kg gold seized at Chennai airport

The Hindu  

Chennai Customs officials seized 10.4 kg of gold in different cases over the last few days at Chennai airport. On November 10, six passengers who came from Dubai on different flights were held for hiding 12 gold cut bits weighing 300 grams and six gold ingots weighing 4.9 kg. The same day, officials held a passenger who came from Bangkok …

Kerala gold smuggling case: SC seeks response from Kerala to transfer case to Karnataka
2 years, 2 months ago

Kerala gold smuggling case: SC seeks response from Kerala to transfer case to Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on October 10, 2022 sought a response from Kerala on a plea by the Enforcement Directorate to transfer the Kerala gold smuggling case to a court in neighbouring Karnataka. Lalit and Justice S. Ravindra Bhat impleaded the State of Kerala and asked it to file its reply by the end of the week and scheduled the case …

Intelligence agency seizes 121 kg gold smuggled across India's border via northeast states
2 years, 2 months ago

Intelligence agency seizes 121 kg gold smuggled across India's border via northeast states

India Today  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 121 kilograms of gold in 11 separate cases in September. Acting on specific intelligence and in three coordinated interceptions at Patna, Delhi and Mumbai, the DRI seized 65.46 kg of foreign-origin gold worth Rs 33.40 crore. In yet another case where the same route was used to smuggle gold, the DRI seized foreign-origin gold …

Foreign Origin Gold Bar With Unexplained Source Is Liable For Absolute Confiscation As It amounts To Importation Of Prohibited Goods: CESTAT
2 years, 7 months ago

Foreign Origin Gold Bar With Unexplained Source Is Liable For Absolute Confiscation As It amounts To Importation Of Prohibited Goods: CESTAT

Live Law  

The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal consisting of P.Dinesha, while remanding the matter back, held that the gold bar with a foreign marking, the source of which is not explained, is liable for absolute confiscation since the same would amount to the importation of a prohibited good. In the Show Cause Notice, it was …

Gold worth Rs 57 lakh seized from passengers at Chennai airport
2 years, 8 months ago

Gold worth Rs 57 lakh seized from passengers at Chennai airport

India Today  

The Customs officials at Chennai airport seized 1.18 kg gold worth over Rs 57 lakh from two Dubai-based passengers on Wednesday. Based on specific input, the officials intercepted the passengers and found 4 bundles and 4 band strips in the form of gold paste from the two. 1.18 Kgs of Gold valued 57.07 lakh seized under the Customs Act, 1962. …

Gold worth Rs 34.8 lakh seized at Pune airport; one held
2 years, 10 months ago

Gold worth Rs 34.8 lakh seized at Pune airport; one held

India Today  

The Customs officials at the Pune International Airport seized gold worth Rs 34.8 lakh and also arrested a man in the gold smuggling case on February 7. Gold worth Rs 34.8 lakh seized Acting on a tip-off, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit of Pune Customs intercepted the man and found 705 grams of gold bars and pieces concealed in …

DRI arrests 4 foreign nationals with 85 kg gold worth Rs 42 crore under Operation Molten Metal
3 years, 1 month ago

DRI arrests 4 foreign nationals with 85 kg gold worth Rs 42 crore under Operation Molten Metal

India Today  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence arrested four foreign nationals and seized 85.535 kg gold from their possession during an intelligence operation code-named "Molten Metal." According to a Ministry of Finance release, the four foreign nationals involved in the smuggling activities have been apprehended and are being questioned. During search operations conducted in several rented properties in Chattarpur and Gurgaon, four …

Hidden Inside Imported Machinery, 80 Kg 'Smuggled' Gold Seized at Delhi Airport; Chinese National, 3 Others Held
3 years, 1 month ago

Hidden Inside Imported Machinery, 80 Kg 'Smuggled' Gold Seized at Delhi Airport; Chinese National, 3 Others Held

News 18  

Over 80 kg gold worth nearly Rs 40 crore, being smuggled into the country by concealing it inside imported machinery parts, has been seized by DRI officials at the airport in New Delhi, according to an official statement issued on Friday. Later, in a swift follow-up operation, further recovery of 5.409 kg of foreign-origin gold smuggled into India adopting a …

Gold worth Rs 75 lakh hidden under Air India flight seat seized at Jaipur airport
3 years, 1 month ago

Gold worth Rs 75 lakh hidden under Air India flight seat seized at Jaipur airport

India TV News  

In a major breakthrough, the Customs officials on Tuesday seized gold worth about Rs 75 lakh placed under a passenger seat of an Air India flight that landed at the Jaipur International Airport from Dubai and detained a passenger in connection with the smuggling. In a statement, Assistant Commissioner of Customs Department BB Atal said, "Acting on intelligence inputs, the …

2 held, gold biscuits worth Rs 20.95 crore seized in Imphal
3 years, 6 months ago

2 held, gold biscuits worth Rs 20.95 crore seized in Imphal

India TV News  

Two persons were arrested in Imphal with 43.12 kg of gold worth Rs 20.95 crore in a major operation by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence against an organised smuggling syndicate. Thorough rummaging of the intercepted vehicle which carried on for over 18 hours resulted in the recovery of 260 pieces of gold biscuits weighing 43.12 Kgs valued at Rs. "The …

2.32 kg gold seized at airport, one passenger arrested
3 years, 10 months ago

2.32 kg gold seized at airport, one passenger arrested

The Hindu  

A man was arrested for attempting to smuggle 2.32 kg gold worth ₹1.14 crore at Chennai airport. In a new modus operandi, Chennai Air Customs found that smugglers hid gold in an aircraft from Dubai and they deployed a domestic passenger, who would travel from enroute cities and then retrieve gold, according to a release. Officials intercepted Mohabath Khan, who …

Gold Worth Rs 1.09 Crore Seized at Mangaluru International Airport
3 years, 11 months ago

Gold Worth Rs 1.09 Crore Seized at Mangaluru International Airport

News 18  

Customs officials at Mangaluru International Airport on Thursday seized 2.15 kg of gold worth Rs 1.09 crore from two people who arrived on a flight from Sharjah. Based on intelligence and profiling of passengers, Customs personnel intercepted Faizal Thotty Melparamba and Mohammad Shuhaib Mugu, both natives of Kasaragod in Kerala, a Customs release said. Over 2.154 kg of gold of …

Kerala Gold smuggling case: Chargesheet against ex-Principal Secy to Vijayan, assets worth Rs 1.85 cr attached
4 years ago

Kerala Gold smuggling case: Chargesheet against ex-Principal Secy to Vijayan, assets worth Rs 1.85 cr attached

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a charge sheet against M Sivashankar, former Principal Secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in a case related to money laundering. The Enforcement Directorate has also mentioned in the charge sheet that as the investigations conducted by the Customs, ED and CBI in the gold smuggling case are at various stages providing bail to …

Mumbai: Gold worth ₹6.25 cr seized from 2 passengers at Borivali station
4 years ago

Mumbai: Gold worth ₹6.25 cr seized from 2 passengers at Borivali station

Live Mint  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has arrested two passengers at Borivali station for allegedly smuggling gold bars worth ₹6.25 crore, an official said on Tuesday. "Two passengers were checked after they alighted from Golden Temple Special Train on Monday and 12 gold bars weighing 12.02 kilograms were found concealed in a customized jacket worn by them under their shirt. The …

Chennai: Customs seize gold paste worth ₹58.6 lakh from passenger at airport
4 years, 1 month ago

Chennai: Customs seize gold paste worth ₹58.6 lakh from passenger at airport

Live Mint  

1.11 kilograms of gold paste worth ₹58.6 lakh was seized by customs officials from a man who arrived at Chennai International Airport from Dubai. "On extraction 740 grams of gold of 24K purity valued at ₹38.9 lakh was recovered and seized under the Customs Act. On personal search, five bundles of gold paste weighing 437 grams were recovered from his …

Gold seizure case: DRI recovers 7 kg gold from 6 passengers travelling to Coimbatore
4 years, 1 month ago

Gold seizure case: DRI recovers 7 kg gold from 6 passengers travelling to Coimbatore

Live Mint  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officers have recently recovered 6.88 kg gold worth ₹3.6 crore from the possession of six passengers who were travelling from Sharjah to Coimbatore. Issuing a press note, DRI informed, "DRI Coimbatore intercepted six passengers who had arrived from Sharjah to Coimbatore Airport on 24 October and recovered gold mixed in paste form from their possession." …

800 gm gold, ₹27.5 lakh cash seized from bank locker of municipal commissioner
4 years, 1 month ago

800 gm gold, ₹27.5 lakh cash seized from bank locker of municipal commissioner

Live Mint  

Gold and silver worth ₹17.26 lakh, and ₹27.44 lakh in cash were seized from a bank locker of Mahabubnagar Municipal Commissioner Vadde Surendar on Thursday. The seized items included gold ornaments weighing 808 grams worth ₹17,24,744 and silver ornaments weighing 71 grams worth ₹1,280. Earlier, Mangalore International Airport officials seized nearly 500 grams of gold valued at ₹25.45 lakhs from …

Passenger conceals gold worth Rs 31 lakh in rectum, arrested at Kochi airport
4 years, 2 months ago

Passenger conceals gold worth Rs 31 lakh in rectum, arrested at Kochi airport

India Today  

A male passenger has been apprehended at the Kannur International Airport in Kerala for attempting to smuggle gold worth over Rs 31 lakh. Air Intelligence Unit of Kannur International Airport has seized 615 grams gold worth Rs 31.21 lakhs from a passenger. The passenger had concealed the gold inside his rectum: Commissionerate of Customs, Kochi#Kerala pic.twitter.com/jqhhsxQF1r — ANI October 8, …

2 DRI Officials Injured While Apprehending Gold Smuggling Racket in Kerala
4 years, 3 months ago

2 DRI Officials Injured While Apprehending Gold Smuggling Racket in Kerala

News 18  

Thiruvananthapuram: Two Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials were injured while apprehending gold smuggling team near Calicut airport in Kerala on Sunday. Police officials say that the cleaning staff had handed over the smuggled gold to carriers waiting outside the airport on a car. According to officials, the motorcycle of the DRI officials was “totally crushed” in the “ambush deliberately carried …

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