Archive · 28 Sep 2026
DRI Busts Pan-India Gold Smuggling Network, Seizes ₹10.36 Crore
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence says it uncovered a large gold-smuggling network in India.
The group allegedly brought gold across the Indo-Bangladesh border.
It then split the gold into small packages and sent them through courier services.
The packages were sent to people in several major cities.
Officials seized 6.61 kilograms of foreign-origin gold worth about ₹10.36 crore.
They arrested 11 people, including an alleged mastermind.
Investigators say the same network may have moved nearly 318 kilograms of gold earlier in 2026.
The investigation is continuing to find more people and trace the money.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 6.61 kg of foreign-origin gold valued at about ₹10.36 crore.
Eleven people, including an alleged mastermind and a key coordinator, were arrested during coordinated operations.
The network allegedly moved gold from the Indo-Bangladesh border through courier consignments to Mumbai, Delhi and Ahmedabad.
Searches and interceptions took place in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Guwahati.
Investigators estimate the network transported nearly 318 kg of smuggled gold worth about ₹475 crore during the first nine months of 2026.
- Who
- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence arrested 11 alleged members of a gold-smuggling syndicate, including an alleged mastermind and a key coordinator.
- What
- Officials seized 6.61 kg of foreign-origin gold worth about ₹10.36 crore and uncovered an alleged courier-based smuggling network.
- When
- The operation was reported on September 28, 2026; the ministry said the network operated during the first nine months of 2026.
- Where
- Interceptions and searches occurred in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Guwahati, involving routes from the Indo-Bangladesh border.
- Why
- The operation followed specific intelligence inputs about gold being smuggled and distributed through courier consignments.
- Gold seized
- 6.61 kg of foreign-origin gold bars
- Seized gold value
- About ₹10.36 crore
- Arrests
- 11 people
- Cities involved
- Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Guwahati
- Alleged earlier movement
- Nearly 318 kg of smuggled gold
- Estimated earlier value
- About ₹475 crore
- Legal basis
- Customs Act, 1962