India, June 8 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has dismantled an alleged gold-smuggling syndicate operating through Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), seizing 3.2 kilograms of smuggled foreign-origin gold dust in wax form worth Rs.5 crore and arresting seven persons, including three foreign transit passengers, three airport staffers and an intended receiver.

The operation, internally codenamed 'Operation Golden Nexus', was carried out on Saturday and culminated in the arrest of a Bangladesh national, two Sri Lankan nationals, three airport employees and a local receiver allegedly linked to the smuggling network, DRI officials said on Sunday.

According to investigators, the three foreign nationals ...