Mumbai, July 4 -- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers, acting on specific intelligence inputs, intercepted a female passenger who arrived from Dubai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.

During a detailed inspection of her baggage and personal search, DRI officials recovered four foreign-marked gold bars weighing a total of 4,000 grams. The gold was allegedly concealed inside the passenger's trousers, officials said.

The seized contraband, valued at around Rs 6 crore in the international market, has been confiscated. The passenger has been placed under arrest under relevant provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.

Authorities said further investigation is underway to trace the wider smuggling network involved...