Page 130 - DRI ANNUAL REPORT EBOOK

Major Cases
Gold
1. On 24.04.2019, on the basis of specific information that a company is suspected to be misusing the Advance Authorization and the Exhibition Re-import Scheme through circular trading of gold Jewellery exported under the guise of goods for exhibition purpose from India through hand carriage, the Officers of DRI intercepted one person at IGI, Airport. Search of his baggage resulted in the recovery of 51.172 Kg of assorted gold Jewellery. Simultaneous searches conducted at the factory premises of the said company resulted into recovery of 25 foreign origin gold bars totally weighing 25 Kg, cut pieces of gold bars, gold dust and assorted gold Jewellery weighing 26.404 Kg and silver bars and cut pieces weighing 45 Kg, totally valued at Rs. 14.84 Crore. A total of 102.576 Kg of Gold bars, gold dust and assorted gold Jewellery and 45 Kg Silver bars totally valued at Rs. 28.53 Crore was seized and four persons, including one Custom Officer (Jewellery Appraiser) were arrested under the under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.
2. On 08.12.2019, on the basis of specific information, the officers of DRI intercepted two persons travelling by train. On search of the said persons, 6.96 Kg and 8 Kg of Gold bars of foreign origin were recovered. Simultaneously, 26.65 Kgs of gold bars/biscuits/ cut pieces of foreign origin and 552.03 grams of gold Jewellery made from the smuggled gold were recovered and seized from three different places at Kolkata. The investigation revealed that gold was smuggled into India from Myanmar through Indo-Bangladesh border. The recovered 42.17 Kgs of Gold valued at about Rs 10.57 Crores were seized and ten persons were arrested under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.
3. On 13.05.2019, on the basis of specific information, the officers of DRI apprehended six persons from three buses. On personal search of the said persons, 20 pieces (1 Kg each) of yellow metal bars and 25 pieces (166 gms each) of yellow metal biscuits believed to be gold of foreign origin were recovered and seized. The recovered Gold collectively weighing 24.150 Kgs valued at Rs. 7,98,76,125/- were seized and six persons were arrested.
4. On 21/22.10.2019, on the basis of specific intelligence, the officers of DRI, Headquarters intercepted two persons in a residential colony at New Delhi. Search of the person resulted in the recovery of 14.001 Kgs of remelted foreign origin Gold in bar form believed to be smuggled into India from Hong Kong. In a follow up action, a residential premise located in the same area was searched and a further 7.891 Kgs of remelted gold of foreign origin in pieces form was recovered which was smuggled in the candles of water purifier (RO) systems imported from Taiwan. There covered 21.949 Kgs of gold valued at Rs. 7.62 Crore was seized and two persons were arrested under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.
5. On 11.11.2019, the officers of DRI intercepted a vehicle with two occupants near Darjeeling in Siliguri. On search of the said vehicle, 101 pcs of Gold biscuits and 09 pcs of gold bars of foreign origin, collectively weighing 25.766 Kgs. were recovered from its rear axle. The investigation revealed that gold was smuggled into India from Myanmar. The recovered 25.766 Kgs of Gold valued at about Rs. 10.16 Crore along with the said vehicle were seized and two persons were arrested under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.
6. On 12/13.11.2019, the officers of DRI, Guwahati Zonal Unit intercepted a vehicle having two occupants at Manza, Assam. Extensive rummaging of the vehicle resulted in the recovery and seizure of 112 nos. of gold biscuits concealed in the cavity of the vehicle. The recovered 18.59 Kgs of Gold valued at Rs. 7.25 Crore along with the said vehicle were seized and two persons were arrested under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.
96 SMUGGLING IN INDIA REPORT 2019-20