DRI officials seize 5.832 kg of gold worth ₹8.98 crore near Visakhapatnam
Acting on specific intelligence, DRI recovered 5,832.90 grams of 24-carat gold hidden in a car and arrested two people.
- On the night of October 8-9, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence intercepted a car near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, seizing 5.83 kg of foreign-origin gold valued at Rs 8.98 crore following a high-speed chase.
- Preliminary investigations reveal the gold originated from the India-Bangladesh border and was destined for Hyderabad, concealed within a specially fabricated cavity beneath the front co-passenger seat.
- Two individuals were arrested and remanded to judicial custody under the Customs Act, 1962, with officials confirming the gold comprised three packets of 24-carat purity .
- DRI officers are actively investigating to identify the kingpin behind the smuggling racket while determining the gold's origin and destination details.
- Earlier, DRI and Central Bureau of Narcotics officials conducted a separate operation in Indore, arresting three alleged drug traffickers and seizing 7.116 kg of Amphetamine worth Rs 5.69 crore.
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The DRI has recovered gold worth ₹8.98 crore from a car in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Approximately 5.83 kilograms of gold was hidden in a secret compartment beneath the car's front passenger seat. Acting on intelligence, the car was searched on the highway on the night of October 8th and 9th. Two people have been arrested in connection with the case.
DRI officials seize 5.832 kg of gold worth ₹8.98 crore near Visakhapatnam
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence intercepted a car travelling from Kolkata to Hyderabad and arrested two persons for smuggling the gold, believed to have entered via the India-Bangladesh border
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