The Pune unit of the Directorate of Income Intelligence (DRI) arrested 4 individuals for allegedly smuggling 16 egg-shaped capsules of gold in paste type.
In line with the DRI, they seized 5.9 kg gold valued at Rs 4.47 crore.
As per the press launch issued on Sunday, the DRI obtained particular intelligence about smuggled gold being transported from Mumbai to Pune by an individual travelling in a bus.
The DRI workforce intercepted the bus at Talegaon toll plaza on Saturday and nabbed the particular person carrying the gold.
Throughout searches, two pouches having 16 egg-shaped capsules of gold in paste type have been recovered from the particular person.
Probe revealed that the suspect was requested at hand over the smuggled gold to a different particular person in Pune.
Subsequently, throughout additional investigation, the DRI officers arrested three extra individuals, who included the gold provider and his confederate from Mumbai and an individual who was going to obtain the gold consignment in Pune.
“All 4 accused accepted the smuggled nature of the gold and that they’d been working as an organised syndicate,” the DRI press launch said.
DRI has booked the accused individuals underneath the provisions of Customs Act, 1962.
DRI sources mentioned the seized gold capsules are suspected to have been smuggled to Mumbai from a international nation, most certainly from Dubai.
Sources mentioned that the capsules are particularly ready from gold paste, in order that they don’t get detected in metallic detectors. It’s suspected the some particular person hid the capsules in his personal elements and smuggled it to Mumbai by a world flight.
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