The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in Mumbai confiscated 9.67 kilograms of gold smuggled from Africa. The gold was being treated at a melting facility to remove foreign markings before being transferred to the local market.

On April 22, officials from the DRI Mumbai Zonal Unit (MZU) searched a melting factory based on specific intelligence. They seized 9.31 kilograms of gold in various forms, including foreign-origin gold, and 16.66 kilograms of silver. Additionally, the melting facility`s operators and a key member of the smuggling syndicate in charge of organising transporters and collecting the smuggled gold were detained, reported ANI.