DRI seizes gold worth Rs 5 crore at Mumbai airport; seven held

MUMBAI: (Jun 7) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has exposed a gold-smuggling syndicate involving Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan nationals at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and seized Rs 5 crore worth of the yellow metal, officials said on Sunday.

As many as seven persons, including three airport staffers, linked with the network were arrested, an official said.

Based on specific intelligence, DRI Mumbai Zonal Unit conducted “Operation Golden Nexus” at the airport on Saturday and seized 3.2 kg of foreign-origin 24-carat gold dust in wax form, valued at about Rs 5 crore, he said.