Overview

• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 3.5 kg of smuggled gold worth ₹3.45 crore at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad on April 30, 2025.
• The gold, of foreign origin and 99.9% purity, was concealed in three packets containing 30 gold bars weighing 10 tolas each.
• An Indian passenger arriving from Dubai via Muscat attempted to hand over the gold to an on-duty ground handling staffer near the aerobridge.
• The smuggling plan involved transferring the gold to another ground staffer in the parking area, who would return it to the passenger after customs clearance.
• All three individuals were arrested under the Customs Act, 1962, and remanded to judicial custody as investigations continue to trace the source and broader network.