DRI Busts Pan-India Gold Smuggling Syndicate Seizing 6.6 kg Gold Worth ₹10.36 Crore
Key Points
- DRI seized 6.61 kg of foreign-origin smuggled gold valued at over ₹10.36 crore across multi-city transport corridors
- 11 syndicate members arrested under Section 104 of the Customs Act following simultaneous raids
- Smugglers utilized covert cavities inside industrial machinery and freight containers to evade customs x-ray scanners
- Enforcement authorities are probing financial paper trails linking hawala channels in the Middle East and Southeast Asia
Editorial Deep Dive & Context
Continuing its sustained nationwide crackdown on organized precious metal smuggling, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has dismantled a major pan-India smuggling syndicate.
The coordinated operation resulted in the seizure of 6.61 kg of foreign-origin smuggled gold valued at approximately ₹10.36 crore. Investigators apprehended 11 key syndicate operatives across air cargo terminals and inland freight container depots in New Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai.
Interrogations and forensic inspection revealed that the illicit consignments were concealed within heavy industrial machinery components imported under false trade declarations to bypass routine x-ray detection.
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DRI Busts Pan-India Gold Smuggling Syndicate Seizing 6.6 kg Gold Worth ₹10.36 Crore
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence operatives seized 6.61 kg of foreign-origin gold and arrested 11 syndicate members across major logistics hubs.
Court Remands 11 Syndicate Operatives to 14-Day Judicial Custody Under Customs Act
Metropolitan Magistrate remanded key ringleaders to judicial custody while authorities probe cross-border hawala financing channels.
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DRI Intercepts Smuggled Foreign-Origin Gold at Delhi Air Cargo Terminal
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence sleuths intercepted two couriers with foreign-marked gold bars concealed inside false-bottom luggage.