DRI, BSF bust multiple gold smuggling consignments along India-Bangladesh border

NewsBharati    24-Sep-2026 17:19:55 PM
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New Delhi , Sept24 : The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), in coordination with the Border Security Force (BSF), has disrupted multiple gold smuggling operations along the India-Bangladesh border, recovering around 12 kg of foreign-origin gold valued at approximately Rs 17 crore in West Bengal and Bihar.
 
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The seizures were made during a series of operations between September 10 and 21, targeting the clandestine movement of gold through the Bangladesh route.
 
On September 20-21, BSF personnel of the 161 Battalion recovered 27 pieces of unclaimed foreign-origin gold weighing around 3.15 kg near the India-Bangladesh Border Road in the area under Border Out Post (BOP) Gongra.
The DRI subsequently took over the proceedings and seized the gold under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.
 
 
 
In another operation on September 21, BSF personnel at BOP Mahakhola recovered 10 pieces of 24-karat foreign-origin gold weighing around 1.16 kg. The gold was concealed near a handpump in Hathkhola village, ahead of the India-Bangladesh border fence.
 
The DRI subsequently joined the operation and seized the recovered gold under Section 110 of the Customs Act, 1962.
 
In a separate operation conducted on September 10-11, BSF personnel recovered 48 foreign-origin gold bars weighing around 5.9 kg near the India-Bangladesh border fence in the BOP Pathergata area.
 
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The recovered gold was subsequently taken over and seized by the DRI under the relevant provisions of the Customs Act.
 
In Patna, DRI officers recovered and seized 15 foreign-origin gold bars and four small cut pieces weighing around 1.71 kg from a train passenger.
 
The gold was concealed inside cloth knee caps wrapped around both his legs. According to the investigation, the gold had been smuggled into India through Bangladesh. The passenger has been arrested in connection with the case.
The series of seizures highlights the continued efforts of the DRI and BSF to disrupt networks involved in the smuggling, transportation and distribution of foreign-origin gold through the Bangladesh route.
 
The coordinated operations also underline the role of intelligence-based enforcement and border surveillance in preventing the illegal movement of precious metals into the country.



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