DRI seizes 6.9kg of smuggled gold worth Rs 3.18cr in Indore
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Monday apprehended three folks with 6.9 kg of gold worth Rs 3.18 crore from a automobile in Indore. Acting on a tip-off, the DRI officers mounted surveillance close to the Dhar-Indore freeway and intercepted a personal automobile with two passengers.
“Two persons travelling in a Creta car and one financer were arrested after they confessed to carrying gold bars smuggled in a specially built cavity under the seat of the car,” a press release launched by DRI acknowledged.
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“On searching the vehicle, a total of 69 gold bars weighing 100 kilograms each were seized from the improvised cavity in the back seats. Cost of the seized gold is estimated around Rs 3.18 crore,” it added.
The golds have been seized by the DRI below provisions of the Customs Act.
