DRI seizes gold worth Rs 2.79 cr from four passengers at Bhubaneswar airport

Bhubaneswar, May 8 (PTI) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized smuggled gold worth Rs 2.79 crore from four passengers at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here, a statement said on Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off, DRI officers identified four passengers arriving from Dubai and on searching them, found 3.77 kg of smuggled gold in their possession on May 6, it said.

They were arrested and further investigation is underway, it added.