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News: DRI Mumbai busts gold smuggling syndicate in Op Dhahabu Blitz; seizing approx. 30 kg gold worth ₹38 crore.
About Operation Dhahabu Blitz
- It is an enforcement operation carried out to crack down on gold smuggling networks into India.
- Naming: Gold is called ‘Dhahabu’ in Swahili language.
- Organized by: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)
- Aim: It targets the organized syndicates involved in illegal import of precious metals.
- Key Features
- Conducted as a pan-India coordinated operation
- Involves intelligence gathering, surveillance, and simultaneous raids
- Aims to curb economic offences and customs evasion
- Recoveries: DRI received a tip-off about women coming from Nairobi in Kenya with hidden gold.
- Following this, 24 foreign nationals, who had landed at Mumbai Airport from Nairobi, were stopped.
- From their bags and clothes, 25.1 kg of gold bars and 4.27 kg of gold jewellery were recovered.
