During further scrutiny, officials recovered another 2 kg gold from three mixer grinders they were carrying. "The 3 grinders felt heavier than usual. On cutting it open, we found gold pieces weighing about 2 kgs concealed therein," DRI officials added.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized gold worth Rs 19 crore from three locations in a pan-India operation and arrested 11 persons who were part of a smuggling syndicate, an official said on Sunday.
Sales proceeds from smuggled gold worth Rs 3.62 crore as well as Rs 2.95 crore cash and 2.1 kilograms of gold were seized following a raid by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on a gold melting facility and a jewellery shop, an official said.
Mumbai DRI busted a gold smuggling racket & arrested eight people, including 5 African women. Cash and smuggled gold worth Rs 3.62 crore were seized in the ops
LUDHIANA: The police probe into the gold smuggling racket being run by Dubai-based smuggler Puneet Singh found that the kingpin used the needy and tho.