DRI seizes 800 gms of gold at RGIA, passenger arrested

Hyderabad, Oct 5 (UNI) Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials arrested a passenger and seized 800 grams of gold ornaments, valued at around Rs 1.20 crore, at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad, on Monday.
According to officials, the passenger, a Hyderabad-based jeweller, had arrived from Tiruchirappalli by flight.
Acting on specific information about gold being carried in his bag, DRI officials conducted a surprise check and intercepted him.
The passenger was arrested, and the seized gold was taken into custody. DRI officials registered a case and launched an investigation. UNI VV SAS