Passenger held at RGIA with ₹2.25 crore foreign-origin gold
A passenger was arrested at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport after being found with 1.48 kg of smuggled gold worth ₹2.25 crore. The gold was reportedly retrieved from a domestic flight that had previously operated on an international route.
Why it matters
This case highlights sophisticated smuggling techniques involving the exploitation of domestic-international flight transitions, posing a challenge for airport security and customs enforcement.
A passenger travelling on the domestic leg of an international flight was arrested at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) after the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials found 1.48 kg of foreign-origin gold worth approximately ₹2.25 crore concealed beneath his clothes.
The passenger arrived in Hyderabad from Tiruchirappalli on a flight that had previously operated an international sector.
Based on specific intelligence, DRI’s Hyderabad Zonal Unit intercepted him at the airport and conducted a search.
Officials recovered six pieces of foreign-origin gold weighing a total of 1,481.780 grams. The gold was wrapped in blue adhesive tape and carbon paper and concealed inside a specially designed pouch worn beneath the passenger’s garments.
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