Gold worth Rs 240 cr seized at RGI Airort in Six years

The Union Finance Ministry informed Parliament that gold smuggling worth hundreds of crores has been intercepted at airports across the country in the last six years, with a notable portion reported at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.

Minister of State



for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, August 19, that gold weighing 413 kilograms, valued at Rs 240 crore, was seized at Hyderabad airport in the last six years.

These seizures were made by officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).