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DRI officials seize 5.832 kg of gold worth ₹8.98 crore near Visakhapatnam

Acting on specific intelligence, officials recovered 5,832.90 grams of 24-carat gold hidden in a car and arrested two people.

  • On the night of October 8-9, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Visakhapatnam unit intercepted a car near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, seizing 5.83 kg of foreign-origin gold valued at Rs 8.98 crore.
  • Officials reported "three packets containing 5,832.90 grams of 24 carat/999 purity foreign origin Gold" were recovered from a cavity beneath the front co-passenger seat after being smuggled across the India-Bangladesh border.
  • Following a prolonged highway chase, two occupants were arrested and produced before a jurisdictional magistrate, who remanded them to judicial custody under the Customs Act, 1962.
  • The gold was being transported from Kolkata to Hyderabad, representing a significant seizure for the DRI unit in disrupting smuggling networks.
  • Investigations into the racket's kingpin and supply chain remain active as officials maintain heightened vigilance along the National Highway to deter future smuggling attempts.
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The DRI has recovered gold worth ₹8.98 crore from a car in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Approximately 5.83 kilograms of gold was hidden in a secret compartment beneath the car's front passenger seat. Acting on intelligence, the car was searched on the highway on the night of October 8th and 9th. Two people have been arrested in connection with the case.

Foreign Gold Seize | The Central Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized a huge amount of foreign gold in Visakhapatnam.

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The Siasat Daily broke the news in Hyderabad, India on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
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