New Delhi, June 30 -- In a major operation, the officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) successfully dismantled a trans-border gold smuggling syndicate and seized 15 kg of foreign-origin smuggled gold, valued at approximately Rs. 21.40 crore, operating from Delhi.

According to an official release from the Ministry of Finance, DRI officers intercepted an international courier consignment originating from Thailand at the Courier Terminal, Delhi. The consignment was in the name of a firm linked to a foreign national.

A meticulous examination of the consignment declared as "worn gear" led to the recovery of eight disc-shaped pieces of foreign-origin gold, each weighing 1.5 kg, ingeniously concealed inside gear parts. In to...