DRI seizes in Delhi gold worth 43cr smuggled from Myanmar

NEW DELHI: The directorate of revenue intelligence has seized 83.6kg gold bars at New Delhi railway station. The bars were allegedly being smuggled from Myanmar through the Moreh border in Manipur. The market value of the gold recovered by DRI’s Delhi zonal unit is estimated at close to Rs 43 crore, an official statement said.
The seizure followed the interception of eight passengers on Friday, who reached the Capital by Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express and allegedly had 504 gold bars of 99.9% purity of foreign origin in their possession. The gold bars were concealed in specially tailored cloth vests worn by the passengers. The accused were found to be travelling with fake Aadhaar cards.
Sources said DRI inputs suggested the gold was smuggled into India as a smuggling syndicate operating from Guwahati was trying to dispose of the bars in Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. The eight have been arrested under Customs Act, 1962 and remanded to judicial custody. TNN