Mumbai Airport Gold Smuggling Case: Mumbai ke Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport par Directorate of Revenue Intelligence yani DRI ne gold smuggling ke ek unusual aur sophisticated case ka khulasa kiya hai. Dubai se Mumbai pahunche teen Indian passengers ke baggage ki checking ke dauran aisa concealment method saamne aaya, jise dekhkar officers bhi alert ho gaye.
DRI ke mutabik, 23 September 2026 ki early morning specific intelligence ke basis par Dubai se aaye teen passengers ko intercept kiya gaya. Is operation mein Mumbai Airport Customs ki Air Intelligence Unit ne bhi assistance di.
Sabse bada twist passengers ke baggage ki detailed examination ke baad saamne aaya.
Gold ko normal bars ya jewellery ke form mein nahi rakha gaya tha. Foreign-origin gold ko fine powder mein convert karke packaged food products ke saath mix kiya gaya tha. Yeh food products colour, texture aur consistency mein gold powder ko hide karne ke liye suitable banaye gaye the.
Investigation ke dauran milk powder, oats, different types of flour, Nutella aur coconut milk powder jaise packets mein gold powder mixed hone ki baat saamne aayi. Teen passengers ke baggage se approximately 33.50 kg food products recover kiye gaye, jinmein gold powder mila hua tha.
Lekin asli recovery tab saamne aayi jab officers ne in food products ko carefully segregate aur assay kiya.
DRI ke according, is process ke baad 9.40 kilogram foreign-origin gold recover hua, jiski estimated value approximately ₹14.81 crore batayi gayi hai. Gold ko Customs Act, 1962 ke relevant provisions ke tahat seize kiya gaya.
🚨 3 Passengers Arrest
Case mein sirf gold seizure tak action nahi ruka. DRI ke mutabik, questioning ke dauran teeno passengers ne allegedly bataya ki woh ek hi organised gold-smuggling syndicate ke behalf par kaam kar rahe the.
Iske baad teeno ko Customs Act, 1962 ke relevant provisions ke tahat arrest kiya gaya.
🔎 Investigation Abhi Jaari
DRI ne is concealment method ko ek unusual aur sophisticated modus operandi ke roop mein describe kiya hai. Gold ko everyday food products ke andar powdered form mein mix karke allegedly routine detection se bachne ki koshish ki gayi.
Ab investigation ka focus is alleged syndicate ke baaki members aur poore network ko trace karne par hai. Mumbai Airport par hui yeh seizure ek baar phir dikhati hai ki gold smuggling ke cases mein concealment ke methods kitne different ho sakte hain.