Overview
- The latest action recovered nearly 300,000 prohibited e‑cigarettes reportedly sourced from China and misdeclared in import consignments with an estimated value of about ₹120 crore, prompting seizures at several ports and inland depots.
- Under Operation Golden Drop the DRI seized 3 kg of foreign‑origin gold worth about ₹4.8 crore at Mumbai airport on May 20 and arrested a food‑outlet cleaning staffer alleged to have helped remove swallowed capsules from transit passengers.
- DRI teams at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport intercepted about 8.705 kg of high‑grade hydroponic ganja concealed in insulated bottles and food tins and arrested two arriving passengers suspected of carrying the drug from Bangkok.
- The Ludhiana zonal unit uncovered a courier‑based export racket that yielded 4.338 kg of opium hidden inside household items and food packets and led to two arrests while follow‑up liaison helped intercept related consignments in France.
- Across the cases investigators found a common playbook—concealment inside everyday goods, use of courier parcels, body‑ingestion by transit passengers, and exploitation of airport insiders—and officials say probes will trace supply chains, receivers and money‑laundering links.