Passenger held with ₹6.3 crore gold hidden in his shoes at Mumbai airport
The Hindu
DRI arrests passenger at Mumbai airport with ₹6.3 crore gold hidden in shoes; buyer also arrested.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested a passenger from Mumbai airport after recovering gold valued at ₹6.3 crore which he concealed in his shoes, an official said.
In a follow-up action, the DRI sleuths also arrested in Mumbai a prospective buyer, who was part of the gold smuggling syndicate, the official said on Saturday (April 12, 2025).
Based on specific information, officials from the apex anti-smuggling agency intercepted a passenger after he arrived at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai from Bangkok.
A search led to the recovery of 6.7 kg of smuggled gold bars valued at ₹6.3 crore, hidden in the shoes he was wearing and he was arrested, the official said.
During his questioning, the name of a prospective buyer of the smuggled yellow metal came up and the latter was also subsequently arrested, the official added.
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