NewzVille Desk
In a significant operation at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), intercepted two foreign nationals who had arrived from Dubai on 29 July, 2026.
Examining the trolly of passenger revealed a specially created secret cavity fabricated using a steel sheet matching the dimensions of the trolley and secured with double-sided adhesive tapes. The cavity yielded 40 foreign-origin gold bars weighing 4 kg. The gold was seized and both passengers were arrested.
Previously in the week, in separate operations conducted jointly by DRI and Border Security Force personnel along the Indo-Bangladesh border, officers seized around 3.2 kg of foreign-origin gold.
The gold was recovered from a person near the border fence at Tungi, another person at Hili border gate, and in a third case from a person at motorcycle intercepted near Nityanandakati, Hakimpur. Three persons including a woman were arrested in connection with the seizures.
In addition to above cases, DRI officers also seized around 2.2 kg of gold in three different operations conducted at Varanasi, Delhi Airport and Tamil Naidu and arrested 4 persons.
In total, around 9.5 kg gold valued at around Rs. 14 crore was seized and 9 persons arrested.
