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Gold dust worth Rs 7.4 crore seized at Mumbai airport, 2 held

The DRI seized 16-wax coated capsules containing high-purity gold together weighing around 5.68 kg and valued at Rs 7.40 crore at the Mumbai airrport, according to sources

27 November, 2025 07:47 PM IST | Anish Patil

Acting on specific intelligence, officers intercepted two men from Tamil Nadu. Representational Pic/File

Mumbai: DRI seizes 11.88 kg gold by busting major gold smuggling syndicate

In a major crackdown, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) busted a gold smuggling and melting network in Mumbai under “Operation Bullion Blaze.” Officials seized 11.88 kg of gold worth Rs 15.05 crore and 8.72 kg of silver. Eleven people, including the mastermind, were arrested in the large-scale illegal bullion operation

13 November, 2025 12:41 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent

Acting on specific intelligence, officers intercepted two men from Tamil Nadu. Representational Pic/File

Gold smuggling racket busted in Mumbai, Rs 15 cr yellow metal seized; 11 held

12 November, 2025 12:41 PM IST| mid-day online correspondent

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DRI Nagpur foils illegal wildlife trade, seizes leopard skin with head in Bhopal

08 November, 2025 10:14 PM IST| Anish Patil

The seized item and the three apprehended individuals were handed over to the Bhopal Forest Division for further action under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Hydroponic weed worth Rs 42 crore seized at Mumbai Airport from food packets

02 November, 2025 10:18 PM IST| Anish Patil

The drugs were hidden in food packets.

DRI seizes Rs 47 cr cocaine Mumbai airport, five held

31 October, 2025 08:41 PM IST| Anish Patil

Field tests confirmed that the substance was cocaine, officials said. Pic/DRI

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Mumbai: DRI seizes Chinese firecrackers worth Rs 4.4 crore at Nhava Sheva

29 October, 2025 09:40 PM IST| Anish Patil

Officials said the smuggling of such hazardous goods poses serious threats to public safety. Representational Pic

DRI seizes narcotics worth about Rs 109 cr in Delhi; 26 foreign nationals held

24 October, 2025 08:12 PM IST| PTI

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has dismantled a narcotics manufacturing and distribution network operating across the Delhi-NCR region. Representational pic

The ‘inside’ story on gold smuggling at Mumbai airport

21 October, 2025 07:04 AM IST | Anish Patil

Accused initially claimed that his supervisor had retrieved the gold from the aircraft and gave it to him, promising to “teach him” how to take it safely out of the airport

Mumbai: Two held for smuggling Rs 1.6 crore foreign gold at Mumbai airport

20 October, 2025 04:34 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent

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