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DRI seizes of 85.535 kg gold, apprehends 4 foreign nationals in Operation “Molten Metal”
In an intelligence operation by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), code-named “Molten Metal”, several Indian and foreign (Chinese, Taiwanese, and South-Korean) nationals suspected to be indulging in smuggling gold into India from Hong Kong using the air cargo route, were identified. The intelligence indicated that the gold smuggled in the form of machinery parts was being melted and moulded into bar/cylinder shapes before being disposed of in the local market. Acting upon the said intelligence, DRI officers examined an import consignment at Air Cargo Complex, Indira Gandhi International Airport. During the examination, the consignment was found to contain electroplating machines ... Read more