DRI busts well-organised gold smuggling syndicate at Mumbai Airport
2.317 kg of 24-carat gold bars seized under Customs Act
Valued at approx. Rs. 3.47 crore
5 persons arrested for concealing, removing, handling and delivering the smuggled gold
On 20.10.2026, acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers intercepted 2 passengers arriving from Dubai on an Emirates flight at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. Simultaneously, another team caught 2 persons in the airport parking area and recovered a purse containing gold bars.
Investigations revealed the role of an airport staff member who received the gold from the passengers and carried it outside the airport premises. DRI’s swift action traced and intercepted him at his residence.
