Mumbai: DRI seizes smuggled gold worth Rs 7.4 crore near Zaveri Bazaar
Arrested Anand Dubey had received this gold from two smugglers who had brought it in from the Myanmar border.
On specific intelligence, officers of the directorate of revenue intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit on Wednesday, had intercepted Anand Dubey at Pydhonie junction near Zaveri Bazaar and seized smuggled worth Rs 7.47 crore.
During the search, DRI officials recovered of melted gold of 7470 grams in various forms. Dubey had received this gold from two smugglers who had brought it in from the Myanmar border.
Further search of the premises where Dubey works resulted in the recovery of gold in foreign markings, melted strips/rods and crude bars weighing 7769 grams.
On further inputs, a furnace where melting of such smuggled gold was done to deface foreign markings was also searched by DRI. Effectively, 7769 grams of gold in various forms were recovered without any legal documents or accounts.
As per the DRI officials, the carriers namely; Lalnunzira, Lalrinchhana, and Malsawndawngzuali (lady) who handed over the gold to Dubey at Pydhonie, were also apprehended in a separate search operation from a hotel near Lamington Road, Mumbai.
The total quantity of gold seized is 24.926 kilos valued at Rs 7.47 crores. The manager of the furnace, Govind Gupta, the recipient Anand Dubey and the three carriers have been arrested.
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