The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit, on Saturday said that it launched 'Operation Golden Sweep' and busted a gold smuggling syndicate at Mumbai airport as part of its operation.

An official statement said that the DRI successfully dismantled an international gold smuggling syndicate operating through transit passengers and insider airport staff at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai.