Overview
- DRI officers, acting on specific intelligence, examined a parcel declared as a meat grinder that arrived from Riyadh at the International Courier Terminal in Sahar, Mumbai.
- On dismantling the appliance, officials recovered 32 cut pieces of foreign‑origin gold weighing 1.815 kg, valued at about Rs 2.89 crore.
- Two suspects, identified as M.A. Shaikh and M.Z. Ujjainwala, were arrested after they came into the picture for collecting and clearing the consignment.
- Investigators say the accused arranged KYC documents of a firm to facilitate clearance through the courier channel, and the seizure was made under the Customs Act.
- DRI describes the case as part of a broader smuggling syndicate and is probing overseas sourcing, local distribution, suspected hawala transfers, and payments to middlemen reportedly in the Rs 15,000–17,000 range per parcel.