DRI seizes about 41 kg of smuggled gold worth ₹62 crore in six pan-India operations; 24 arrested
On 10 September 2026, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) reported seizing about 41 kg of foreign-origin gold worth around ₹62 crore in six intelligence-led operations, with 24 arrests including three foreign nationals.
Summary
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said on 10 September 2026 that it had seized about 41 kg of foreign-origin gold worth around ₹62 crore in six intelligence-led operations in recent days, arresting 24 people including three foreign nationals. In Delhi, a gold melting and die-cutting unit was found in a residence and about 10.2 kg of gold recovered. With the Border Security Force, DRI seized 89 gold bars weighing about 11.3 kg near the Indo-Bangladesh border at BOP Halderpara, and 4.6 kg of defaced bars were taken from a passenger at Howrah railway station in West Bengal. In Mumbai, a syndicate using transit passengers and airport staff was busted with 3.47 kg of gold dust in wax capsules, while other seizures were made in Bengaluru and Chennai. Seizures were made under the Customs Act, 1962.
Key facts
- Seized
- ~41 kg foreign-origin gold, ~₹62 crore
- Arrests
- 24, including 3 foreign nationals
- Delhi
- Illegal melting unit; ~10.2 kg
- Border
- 89 bars, ~11.3 kg near BOP Halderpara (Indo-Bangladesh border), with BSF
- Mumbai
- Airport staff syndicate; 3.47 kg gold dust in wax
- Law
- Customs Act, 1962
Practice MCQs 3 questions
How much foreign-origin gold did the DRI report seizing in six pan-India operations, announced on 10 September 2026?
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Correct answer: D — About 41 kg
DRI seized about 41 kg of foreign-origin gold valued at around ₹62 crore.
In the DRI gold seizures reported in September 2026, 89 gold bars weighing about 11.3 kg were recovered near BOP Halderpara along which border?
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Correct answer: B — Indo-Bangladesh border
DRI, with the BSF, seized the 89 bars near the Indo-Bangladesh border at BOP Halderpara.
Consider the following about the DRI gold seizures reported on 10 September 2026: 1. The seizures were made under the Customs Act, 1962. 2. In Mumbai, gold dust concealed in wax capsules was seized from a syndicate involving airport staff. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. The gold was seized under the Customs Act, 1962, and in Mumbai 3.47 kg of gold dust in wax capsules was recovered from a syndicate using transit passengers and airport staff.