32 kg of gold bars seized at Chennai airport by DRI Monday Oct 7,2013

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) busted a gold smuggling racket involving Sri Lankan nationals, who adopted a novel technique by hiding gold bars in the toilet of an aircraft bound for New Delhi.

Totally, 32 kg of gold bars were seized, which was valued at Rs. 9.5 crore and four Sri Lankan nationals were detained by the DRI for interrogation

Following specific information that gold is being smuggled from Dubai to New Delhi via Chennai, they kept a vigil on the movement of passengers.

On Monday Oct 7,2013,the DRI officials intercepted two Sri Lankan nationals who arrived from Dubai

and also followed two other Sri Lankan nationals who were on their way to board a New-Delhi bound aircraft. 

However, the four passengers denied carrying any dutiable items.

Not convinced by the answers, the DRI authorities searched the aircraft thoroughly, which led to the recovery of gold bars from the toilet