Archive · 1 Jan 2026
Mumbai Police Seize Smuggled Gold Worth ₹5.66 Crore
In Mumbai, officials from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and Nagpada Police have seized a lot of smuggled gold.
The first seizure happened at the airport where a passenger from Bahrain was found with gold worth Rs 3.89 crore.
The second seizure was in a flat in Kamathipura where police found gold worth Rs 1.77 crore being processed illegally.
Four people have been arrested for this crime.
The gold was being smuggled in different forms to avoid detection.
The police are still investigating to find out more about these smuggling groups.
DRI officials intercepted a passenger at Mumbai airport with gold worth Rs 3.89 crore.
Nagpada Police busted an illegal gold processing unit in Kamathipura, seizing gold worth Rs 1.77 crore.
Four accused were booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act for smuggling and processing stolen gold.
The gold was smuggled in various forms, including a paste-like substance, to evade detection at airports.
Police seized machinery and equipment used in the illegal processing of gold, with investigations ongoing.
- Who
- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and Nagpada Police
- What
- Seizure of smuggled gold worth Rs 5.66 crore
- When
- January 1 and December 28
- Where
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai and Kamathipura, Nagpada
- Why
- To bust gold smuggling syndicates and illegal gold processing units
- Location 1
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
- Location 2
- Kamathipura, Nagpada
- Date 1
- January 1
- Date 2
- December 28
- Agency 1
- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
- Agency 2
- Nagpada Police
- Gold Value 1
- Rs 3.89 crore
- Gold Value 2
- Rs 1.77 crore
- Passenger Origin
- Bahrain
- Accused
- Aslam Nurmohammad Mansuri, Sureshkumar Dolaram Mali, Jitu Bhagtaram Purohit, Abdul
