Archive · 12 Oct 2026
DRI Seizes Rs 8.98 Crore Gold in Visakhapatnam
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence stopped a car in Visakhapatnam.
The car was carrying two people and was travelling from Kolkata to Hyderabad.
Officials chased and intercepted it on the night of October 8–9.
They found a hidden compartment beneath the front passenger seat.
Inside were three packets of gold weighing about 5.83 kilograms.
The gold was valued at Rs 8.98 crore.
Officials suspect it had been smuggled into India through the Bangladesh border region.
They seized the gold and arrested both occupants.
The two were sent to judicial custody, and the investigation is continuing.
DRI officials seized 5,832.90 grams of foreign-origin gold, valued at Rs 8.98 crore.
The gold was being transported by car from Kolkata to Hyderabad.
Officials intercepted the car carrying two occupants in Visakhapatnam on the night of October 8–9, after a prolonged chase.
Three packets of 24-carat, 999-purity gold were found in a specially fabricated compartment beneath the front passenger seat.
The gold was seized under the Customs Act, 1962; the two occupants were arrested and remanded to judicial custody.
- Who
- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials and the two occupants of the car.
- What
- Officials seized 5,832.90 grams of gold and arrested the two occupants.
- When
- The night of October 8–9; the articles do not specify the year.
- Where
- The car was intercepted in Visakhapatnam while travelling from Kolkata to Hyderabad.
- Why
- Officials suspected the gold was smuggled into India through the India-Bangladesh border region and was being transported to Hyderabad.
- Gold seized
- 5,832.90 grams, or about 5.83 kilograms
- Purity
- 24-carat, 999 purity
- Estimated value
- Rs 8.98 crore at market prices
- Transport route
- Kolkata to Hyderabad
- Concealment
- Three packets hidden in a fabricated compartment beneath the front passenger seat
- Legal action
- Seized under the Customs Act, 1962; two occupants arrested and remanded to judicial custody
- Investigation
- Further investigation is underway into the gold's origin and the alleged smuggling network
