Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 8: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Indore Zonal Unit has arrested three people in 7.1 Kgs gold smuggling, worth Rs 3.72 crore.
Out of the three people nabbed, two were apprehended in Indore and one other in Mumbai.
A specific intelligence was developed by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Indore Zonal Unit that two people carrying a huge quantity of smuggled gold would be coming to Indore in a car.
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Accordingly, surveillance was mounted for the suspected vehicle, and officers of DRI intercepted the car on Mumbai-Indore road near Indore.
On a thorough search of the car, 8 foreign-origin gold bars totally weighing 7.1 kgs were recovered from a specially built cavity in the said car.
Both the occupants of the vehicle confessed to their crime.
Further, they revealed that one of the members of their syndicate, who supplied them with smuggled gold bars is in Mumbai.
A follow-up search operation was conducted by the DRI officers and the person in Mumbai was also nabbed. The person also confessed to his crime.
The goods and the vehicle used for concealment and transport have been seized and all three accused were arrested under provisions of the Customs Act 1962.
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The three accused have been remanded to Judicial Custody by the Hon'ble Court at Indore.
Further probe on the investigation is awaited.
-PTC News with ANI inputs