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DRI seizes 5.832 kg of gold from car near Visakhapatnam
India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 5.832 kg of foreign-origin gold from a car near Visakhapatnam.
The car was travelling from Kolkata to Hyderabad when officials stopped it on October 9, 2026, acting on intelligence.
Officials said the gold had been smuggled across the India-Bangladesh border and was hidden in a compartment beneath the front passenger’s leg space.
They valued it at about ₹8.98 crore.
Two people were arrested and remanded to judicial custody.
The seizure was made under India’s Customs Act.
Investigators are trying to establish where the gold came from, where it was headed and who led the smuggling operation.
DRI officials seized about 5.832 kg of 24-carat gold of foreign origin from a car near Visakhapatnam.
The gold was valued at about ₹8.98 crore.
Officials said it had been smuggled through the India-Bangladesh border and was being transported to Hyderabad.
Two people accused of smuggling the gold were arrested and remanded to judicial custody.
The DRI is investigating the gold’s origin and destination and seeking to identify the racket’s kingpin.
- Who
- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials seized the gold. Two people accused of smuggling it were arrested.
- What
- About 5.832 kg of foreign-origin, 24-carat gold was seized from a car.
- When
- The car was intercepted on Friday, October 9, 2026.
- Where
- Near Visakhapatnam, India.
- Why
- The DRI acted on specific intelligence. Officials said the gold had been smuggled through the India-Bangladesh border and was being transported to Hyderabad.
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DRI officials intercepted a car travelling from Kolkata to Hyderabad and seized the gold.
The two accused were arrested, produced in court and remanded to judicial custody.
DRI officials issued a release about the seizure.
- Gold seized
- About 5.832 kg
- Estimated value
- About ₹8.98 crore
- Gold purity and origin
- 24-carat, foreign origin
- Route
- Smuggled through the India-Bangladesh border; being transported to Hyderabad
- People arrested
- Two
- Legal action
- Seized under the Customs Act, 1962
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