DRI seizes foreign-origin gold worth Rs 2.25 crore at Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad, Oct 6 (TNT): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Hyderabad Zonal Unit, seized 1,481.780 grams of foreign-origin gold valued at approximately Rs 2.25 crore at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here, officials said on Tuesday.
Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers intercepted a passenger who arrived at the airport from Trichy on a flight that had earlier originated from a foreign destination.
During a search, the officers recovered six pieces of foreign-origin gold weighing 1,481.780 grams.
The gold was wrapped in blue adhesive tape and carbon paper and concealed in a specially designed pouch worn beneath the passenger’s garments.
During the investigation, the passenger allegedly stated that he had collected the gold from inside the aircraft, where it had been concealed during the preceding foreign leg of the journey.
The gold was seized under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962, and the passenger was arrested on October 6 under relevant provisions of the Act.
The DRI said it was continuing intelligence-led enforcement operations to detect and disrupt the smuggling of precious metals and other contraband across the country.
