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Crime
DRI Seizes Gold and Halts Illegal Melting Operation in Delhi, Kolkata
✍️ newsonair.gov.in
🗓 23 Sep 2026, 08:32 AM
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence uncovered a coordinated gold smuggling and illegal melting network operating between Delhi and Kolkata, seizing several kilograms of gold and arresting the suspects.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) announced a successful raid that disrupted a cross‑city gold smuggling and illegal melting racket linking Delhi and Kolkata. According to the agency, the operation resulted in the seizure of several kilograms of unrefined gold that was slated for illicit processing and export.
Investigators traced the network through financial and customs records, leading to coordinated action in both metropolitan areas. DRI teams recovered the gold, confiscated melting equipment, and detained the individuals identified as the core facilitators of the scheme.
Authorities said the bust underscores the agency's heightened vigilance against gold smuggling, which undermines customs revenue and fuels black‑market activity. The seized gold will be handed over to the appropriate government departments for further legal processing, while the arrested persons face charges under the Customs Act and related statutes.
Investigators traced the network through financial and customs records, leading to coordinated action in both metropolitan areas. DRI teams recovered the gold, confiscated melting equipment, and detained the individuals identified as the core facilitators of the scheme.
Authorities said the bust underscores the agency's heightened vigilance against gold smuggling, which undermines customs revenue and fuels black‑market activity. The seized gold will be handed over to the appropriate government departments for further legal processing, while the arrested persons face charges under the Customs Act and related statutes.