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DRI Mumbai Busts Gold Smuggling Syndicate, Seizes ₹10.75 Crore
Officials in Mumbai say they uncovered a group accused of smuggling gold into India.
Six people were arrested.
One of them was an airline ground-staff worker.
Investigators say he carried seven capsules filled with gold dust covered in wax.
He then helped officers find five transit passengers from Bangladesh.
The passengers had travelled through Mumbai on routes connected with Dubai, Bangkok and Malé.
Officials seized 6,650 grams of gold worth ₹10.75 crore.
They said the alleged smuggling avoided ₹3.76 crore in customs duty.
The investigation is continuing, and officials are looking for other suspected members.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in Mumbai arrested six people over alleged foreign-origin gold smuggling.
Authorities seized 6,650 grams of gold valued at ₹10.75 crore.
The alleged syndicate used transit passengers travelling between Dubai, Bangkok and Malé via Mumbai.
A contractual airline ground-staff member was allegedly involved in handing over smuggled gold outside the airport.
Officials estimated customs-duty evasion at ₹3.76 crore and said other syndicate members remain at large.
- Who
- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence arrested airline staff member Munaf Jamadar and five Bangladeshi transit passengers.
- What
- Authorities busted an alleged multinational gold-smuggling syndicate and seized 6,650 grams of foreign-origin gold.
- Where
- The alleged smuggling involved Mumbai's international airport and transit routes through Dubai, Bangkok and Malé.
- When
- The article does not specify the date of the operation.
- Why
- Officials said the syndicate was smuggling foreign-origin gold through the airport and evading customs duty.
Key facts
- Agency
- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit
- Arrests
- Six people
- Gold seized
- 6,650 grams
- Estimated value
- ₹10.75 crore
- Estimated duty evasion
- ₹3.76 crore
- Alleged route
- Dubai, Bangkok and Malé via Mumbai
- Investigation status
- Officials said evidence is still being gathered and other key members have not yet been apprehended.
Quotes
DRI official
An official of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence involved in the investigation
“In the ongoing investigation, more pieces of evidence are being gathered and the same needs to be investigated. Other key members of the syndicate are yet to be apprehended and all out efforts are being made at the nascent investigation stage.”
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