India, Sept. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
22 gold bars seized by DRI Varanasi
8 Capsules seized in Chennai
Continuing its sustained crackdown on organised gold smuggling, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized around 41 kg foreign-origin gold, cumulatively valued at around Rs 62 crore in six intelligence-led operations in recent days. The operations have resulted in the arrest of 24 persons, including three foreign nationals, and have exposed sophisticated methods of concealment and organised smuggling networks operating through airports, rail routes and the Indo-Bangladesh border.
In a major operation in Delhi, officers of DRI conducted simultaneous searches, on 07.09.2026, at premises linked to...