Chennai DRI Seizes 21 kg of Gold Bars Valued at Rs. 6.50 crs

[Chennai DRI Press Release dated 28^th January 2014]

Chennai DRI has seized 21 kg of gold bars valued about Rs.6.50 crore on Monday, 27 January at Air cargo complex Chennai. Based on intelligence, 1 kg gold bars concealed in Mobile phone boxes of a consignment was intercepted at Air cargo and 21 gold bars were detected. This is a new modus operandi adopted by unscrupulous persons for smuggling of gold in the recent times.