New Delhi, Sep 28: Continuing its sustained crackdown on organised gold smuggling, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a pan-India gold smuggling syndicate along with the seizure of 6.61 kg of foreign-origin smuggled gold worth around Rs. 10.36 crore.
The syndicate operated through the courier network and had transported 318 kg smuggled gold worth Rs. 475 crore through courier channels in past nine months. Eleven persons, including one of the masterminds, have been arrested.
Acting on specific intelligence regarding regular smuggling of foreign-origin gold through the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal and Assam, followed by its transportation to different parts of the country through courier consignments, DRI mounted a coordinated multi-city operation on 23–24.09.2026. Simultaneous interceptions and searches were conducted at Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Guwahati.
During the operation, live courier consignments containing smuggled gold, booked from Guwahati and Kolkata for delivery in Mumbai, Delhi and Ahmedabad, were intercepted. Seven recipients of the consignments were apprehended, while simultaneous searches at the premises of the consignors/ shippers in Kolkata led to the apprehension of three more persons. In a swift follow-up action, one of the masterminds coordinating the dispatch and delivery of the smuggled gold was also apprehended in Mumbai.
