DRI seizes around 21 kg foreign-origin gold worth Rs. 32 crore in crackdown on gold smuggling

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized approximately 21 kg of foreign-origin gold valued at over Rs. 32 crore across recent operations, leading to five arrests under the Customs Act, 1962. In one operation, DRI intercepted two Thar vehicles near Palwal Toll Plaza and recovered 15.18 kg of gold concealed in sophisticated chassis cavities, with intelligence indicating it was smuggled from Myanmar. In a separate operation near Jewar Toll Plaza, officers intercepted a passenger travelling from Gorakhpur and recovered 5.8 kg of gold concealed in a waist belt, which preliminary investigations showed was brought in through the India-Nepal land border. Additionally, DRI reported multiple seizures totalling around 123 kg of gold and 10 kg of silver over three weeks.