DRI Busts Rs 3 Cr Smuggling Ring at Mumbai Airport; Seizes Diamonds, Foreign Currency, 6 Held
DRI Busts Rs 3 Cr Smuggling Ring at Mumbai Airport; Seizes Diamonds, Foreign Currency, 6 Held
- •The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized US dollars, pound sterling, and diamonds worth Rs 3 crore.
- •The major smuggling bid was busted at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
- •Six persons were arrested, including four carriers, a handler, and a suspected hawala operator.
- •Foreign currency was concealed in false cavities inside handbags, while diamonds were found in 53 small pouches.
- •Investigations are ongoing to trace the larger network and dismantle the nexus between hawala operators and smugglers.