In a significant breakthrough in the fight against gold smuggling, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has apprehended a passenger at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport for attempting to smuggle gold worth Rs 6.3 crore concealed in his shoes. The passenger, who had arrived from Bangkok, was intercepted by DRI officials on specific intelligence about gold being smuggled into India.

According to an official from the DRI, the passenger was searched upon his arrival and was found to be carrying 6.7 kg of gold bars, which had been cunningly hidden inside the shoes he was wearing. The gold was valued at a staggering Rs 6.3 crore, and the passenger was promptly arrested. The DRI acted on precise information received prior to the passenger's arrival, leading to the successful interception.