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

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

  • On Friday, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Visakhapatnam unit intercepted a car traveling from Kolkata to Hyderabad after a high-speed highway chase, seizing 5.83 kg of foreign-origin gold valued at Rs 8.98 crore.
  • Smuggled through the India-Bangladesh border, the contraband was hidden within a specially fabricated cavity beneath the vehicle's front co-passenger seat, according to DRI officials.
  • Officers recovered three packets containing 5,832.90 grams of 24-carat, 999-purity gold from the hidden cavity. "From that secret cavity, three packets containing 5,832.90 grams of 24 carat/999 purity foreign origin Gold valued at Rs 8.98 crores market price were eventually recovered," officials said.
  • Both occupants were arrested and produced before a jurisdictional magistrate, who remanded them to judicial custody under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.
  • DRI investigators are conducting a detailed investigation to identify the smuggling syndicate's kingpins and determine the ultimate destination of the illicit gold shipment.
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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.

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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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