DRI seizes 9.40 kg gold hidden as powder in food items

DRI Mumbai seized 9.40 kg of foreign-origin gold worth ₹14.81 crore from three Dubai passengers at Mumbai's CSIA airport on September 23. The gold was reduced to fine powder and blended into packaged food items like milk powder, oats, flour, and Nutella. All three passengers were arrested and linked to an organised smuggling syndicate.