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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested 2 cleaning unit astatine Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, for allegedly trying to smuggle foreign-origin golden valued astatine ₹1.6 crore, officials said connected Sunday (October 19, 2025).
Investigations bespeak a smuggling syndicate that utilized planetary passengers to conceal golden successful the craft connected arrival, which was aboriginal retrieved by the airdrome unit with insider access, an authoritative said.
The 2 accused, employees of an airdrome services company, were apprehended connected Saturday (October 18, 2025) the authoritative said.
The DRI had circumstantial accusation that foreign-origin golden was being smuggled done the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Mumbai by concealing it wrong the craft and retrieving it done insider airdrome staff.
Accordingly, a discreet surveillance was mounted astatine the airport. A squad person of the cleaning unit was seen hurriedly placing a packet connected the aerobridge staircase upon noticing the DRI sleuths, the authoritative said.
The packet was aboriginal recovered and recovered to incorporate golden particulate successful wax form, concealed nether a achromatic cloth, the authoritative said.
The unit subordinate was instantly apprehended and, during interrogation, helium admitted to hiding the packet to debar detection, the authoritative said.
He further told officials that his supervisor had retrieved the golden from an craft and handed it to him. Based connected his statement, the supervisor was besides arrested, the authoritative said.
In total, 1.2 kg of golden particulate of 24-karat purity, valued astatine astir ₹1.6 crore, was seized nether the Customs Act, the authoritative added.
