Overview
- DRI officers intercepted a woman arriving from Dubai and recovered four foreign-marked gold bars totaling 4 kg that were concealed inside her trousers.
- Authorities arrested the passenger and seized the gold under the Customs Act, 1962, and they estimate the domestic value at about Rs 6 crore.
- The operation was carried out on specific intelligence rather than a random check, and investigators are now tracing the source and any wider network.
- Officials are examining the passenger’s travel records and communications to identify possible suppliers, handlers, and receivers connected to the consignment.
- The seizure fits a pattern of targeted DRI actions at Mumbai’s international terminal and could lead to more arrests or supply-chain seizures as the probe continues.