Mumbai, June 8 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Mumbai on Sunday busted a gold smuggling syndicate at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (CSMI) Airport, Mumbai under 'Operation Golden nexus' and seized 3.2 Kg foreign-origin gold in wax form, valued at Rs 5 crore.

DRI arrested a total of seven persons including 3 Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan nationals as carriers, 3 Airport Staff who received and attempted to deliver the gold, along with a recipient at Mumbai, sad release.

DRI acted on specific intelligence that a few Airport Staff are involved in the collection of the smuggled gold from Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan nationals - arriving from Bangkok and transiting Mumbai, and its illicit removal from the airport premis...