Eight Indian passengers were arrested on charges of gold smuggling at the Mumbai airport on Friday. A total of 8.4 kg gold valued at Rs 3.9 crore was recovered from the accused's possession.
Three men were arrested at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold valuing over Rs 76 lakh.
The vigilant troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) have apprehended two Indian gold smugglers and seized 74 gold biscuits, three gold bars and four gold biscuits worth over 6 crore in two separate incidents.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized almost 16 kg of foreign-origin gold in Guwahati and Dimapur, valued at Rs 8.38 crore. The consignment was coming via road along the Indo-Myanmar border.
On Wednesday, two women were arrested during a raid on the Delhi-bound Down Rajdhani Express at New Jalpaiguri station and gold worth Rs 1.5 crore was recovered from their possession.