India, Sept. 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Continuing its sustained crackdown on gold smuggling, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit, based on specific intelligence, intercepted three Indian passengers arriving from Dubai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai, in the early hours of 23.09.2026, with operational assistance from the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU), Mumbai Airport Customs.
Detailed examination of their baggage revealed a highly sophisticated and unusual method of concealment, wherein foreign-origin gold had been converted into fine powder and meticulously mixed with packaged food products of similar colour, texture and consistency to evade detection.
The g...