The Surat Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) team recovered 6 kg of gold from two passengers who arrived at Surat airport in the Sharjah-Surat flight. Both had hidden gold worth ₹4.72 crore by on a belt on their underwear.

Cheaper gold in Dubai compared to India prompts the smugglers to bring the gold illegally in India.

Acting on a tip-off, officials of the DRI caught two passengers — Vipul Sheldiya and Abhay Kumar — travelling from Sharjah to Surat.

The accused were later produced in court, and were sent to custody. According to DRI sources, the carriers concealed the gold by tying belts inside and over their underwear.’

On October 22, two individuals were arrested by Surat Police near Surat Railway Station while travelling in Karnavati Express, carrying 8 kg of gold paste valued at ₹6.50 crore.

The gold paste was smuggled by the individuals from Maharashtra and Punjab via Ahmedabad airport.

From Ahmedabad airport, they boarded Ahmedabad-Mumbai Karnavati Express from  Ahmedabad Railway station, intending to supply the smuggled gold to Surat.

This operation was also carried out based on an intel received by the Surat DRI.

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