Passenger held with gold worth Rs 3.89 crore at Mumbai airport
MUMBAI, Jan 1 (PTI): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has claimed to have busted a gold smuggling syndicate after seizing the yellow metal worth Rs 3.89 crore at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, an official said.
Based on specific intelligence, DRI officials on Wednesday intercepted a passenger who had arrived from Bahrain.
A search of his baggage led to the recovery of 12 capsules filled with gold dust in wax form, weighing 3.05 kg, the official said.
