Overview
- CISF officers at Mumbai's Terminal 2 detected 319 grams of gold paste hidden in a passenger’s shoe sole during screening on October 6, and handed the person to Customs for further investigation.
- The DRI seized 1.3 kg of gold biscuits worth about Rs 1.8 crore at Bengaluru airport after officers found the bars stuck beneath luggage trolleys and arrested two accused who allegedly brought the metal from Kuala Lumpur.
- Delhi Customs uncovered a syndicate at IGI that yielded 6.5 kg of gold concealed as coated chains, recovered from eight passengers, and ordered a vigilance inquiry with at least one officer suspended and several staff reassigned.
- Earlier DRI and CISF actions in recent weeks recovered other consignments, including roughly 1.31 kg in capsule form from a loader-linked case and an 8.5 kg seizure tied to an international syndicate, and led to multiple arrests.
- Agencies say the pattern reflects intelligence- and behaviour-led screening uncovering organised routes through Gulf and Southeast Asian hubs that exploit unwitting passengers and airport staff, and authorities are mapping networks and probing possible collusion.