Gold Smuggling Unraveled at Mumbai Airport: DRI and AIU Crack Down

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, along with the Air Intelligence Unit, has arrested multiple airport workers at Mumbai's international airport for smuggling over 5 kilograms of gold, valued at more than Rs 4 crore. Operations involved international passengers and staff to bypass security using clever concealment tactics.

In a significant breakthrough, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has apprehended two individuals, part of the ground staff and customer service executive team, at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. The suspects were allegedly involved in a sophisticated gold smuggling operation.

According to informed sources within the DRI, the ground handling staff member, employed with Celebi NAS Airport Services India Pvt. Ltd., and a customer service executive were intercepted following a tip-off. The duo reportedly employed unconventional methods to smuggle 3,350 grams of gold, valued at an impressive Rs 2.67 crore, out of the airport premises.

This comes on the heels of another seizure by the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) which netted 1.915 kilograms of gold worth approximately Rs 1.39 crore. The AIU intercepted international transit passengers colluding with airport staff to bypass security, with smuggled gold concealed in various clever locations including socks and waistbands.

(With inputs from agencies.)