The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has successfully intercepted two attempts to smuggle gold into India via air cargo from Dubai. In Lucknow, 5.2 kg of gold discs valued at £2.78 crore were found concealed within an electrical threading machine. A day later in Mumbai, DRI seized 5.8 kg of gold discs, worth £3.10 crore, hidden inside the motor rotors of drain cleaning machines. These seizures highlight sophisticated smuggling techniques and reinforce the DRI's capability to combat them.
DRI foils attempts of gold smuggling, seizes 11 kg gold worth more than Rs 5.88 crore in Lucknow Mumbai
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has successfully foiled attempts of organised gold smuggling though air route by effecting two successive seizures in Lucknow and Mumbai last week
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FAQ :
The DRI seized a total of 11 kg of gold across two separate incidents.
The seized gold is valued at more than Rs 5.88 crore (£5.88 million).
The attempts were foiled in Lucknow and Mumbai.
In both cases, gold discs were found concealed within the machinery of the imported items, specifically inside motor rotors of drain cleaning machines in Mumbai and within electrical threading machines in Lucknow.
The gold was part of consignments that had arrived from Dubai.
The importer in Mumbai was arrested and has been sent to judicial custody by the Court.