Surat: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) detained two men at Surat airport on Wednesday night and seized six kilograms of smuggled gold from their possession. The suspects, who arrived on a flight from Sharjah, reportedly intended to deliver the gold within the city. According to DRI sources, officials acted on a tip-off regarding passengers smuggling gold from Sharjah to Surat. A surveillance team was stationed at the airport, and around 1 a.m., DRI officials intercepted two susp...Read More

Surat: Acting on a tip-off that 10 kg of gold smuggled from abroad was being transported from Ahmedabad to Mumbai by train after leaving Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, a team from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in Surat dispatched teams to Bharuch and Ankleshwar railway stations. Both suspects were apprehended on the moving train just before reaching Surat railway station, along with the gold in paste form. It is reported that when the suspects were debarked a...Read More

Ahmedabad: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence(DRI) has recovered Rs. 1.50 crore worth smuggled gold from four persons including two women passengers at Ahmedabad's SVPI airport. Two women passengers from Abu Dhabi - Murtaza Ali Bhopalwala and Farida Bhopalwala had carried gold in the form of paste filled in capsules in their private parts of body. Gold was given to them by one Aziz in Abu Dbahi. It was to be handed over to Dilmir Alim Saiyed Pirzada in Ahmedabad. Aziz had given Pirzada's con...Read More

Surat: Customs officials on Sunday nabbed a man arriving at Surat International Airport from Dubai and found gold worth ₹11 lakhs on him. The man had come wearing a belt with a gold buckle. The 30-year-old man was apprehended when customs officials conducted routine checks on the arrival of the Dubai flight on Sunday. During the security check, the officer noticed the shine of the buckle and called him aside. When the officer removed the belt and inspected it, it was found to contain 150 gr...Read More

Surat: New details are emerging in the Surat gold smuggling case. The main accused Maulvi Abdul Bemat has confessed to the Surat police that he paid Rs 1.5 to 2 crore to Pakistanis for buying tricks for smuggling gold. The tricks allowed liquefied gold to pass through airport scanners without detection. According to Maulvi’s confession, the Pakistani mafia purchased airport-scanners similar to those in Ahmedabad, Surat, and Mumbai airports. They tested various methods to trick these scanner...Read More

Surat: Further investigation into the Surat gold smuggling case revealed that the main accused Maulavi Abdul Bemat used African SIM cards to communicate with carriers who smuggled gold in the last seven months. Maulvi never met the carriers at the airport. Instead, they delivered the gold to a secret location. During interrogation, Maulavi admitted using OTPs from South Africa based African SIM cards for Whatsapp activation and avoid detection of Indian agencies. He contacted the carriers via...Read More

Surat: As per the new details emerging in the gold smuggling case of Surat, a Muslim cleric was getting a 25 percent commission from smuggling activity. Maulvi had sent 30 carriers to Dubai in just the last seven months for gold smuggling. Surat City Special Operation Group(SOG) police team conducted a search operation at Maulvi's Mosali-based house. Maulvi Abdul Bemat has been in gold smuggling for the last two and a half years. He got his passport in 2016. He is a migrant from Maharashtra. ...Read More

Surat: The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Surat Police today apprehended four individuals, including a woman, for smuggling gold from Dubai to Surat. The woman, arriving from Sharjah, UAE, was found with gold worth Rs 64 lakh hidden in her travel bag. Acting on a tip-off, the SOG intercepted the gang upon their arrival at Surat airport. Investigations revealed that the smugglers used a special chemical to prevent detection by airport metal detectors. The gold was layered inside the bag lin...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Customs Department confiscated 4.5 kg of gold at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport in the city, which was being smuggled by six different passengers, the agency announced on Monday. All suspects were apprehended. According to the agency, some passengers were smuggling the gold hidden inside their bodies in the form of a semi-solid paste, while others also had gold chains concealed beneath their clothing. With gold prices reaching Rs 75,000 per 10 grams, the ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Airport authorities at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport seized around 5 kg of gold dust concealed in plastic plates. The gold seized on Wednesday is estimated to be worth Rs 33.9 crore, considering the market price of gold at Rs 67,800 per 10 grams in the city on that day. Authorities from the air intelligence unit (AIU) of Ahmedabad Customs, who handled the operation, confirmed the gold's origin from abroad but declined to provide further specifics. It is l...Read More