Investigations point to a smuggling syndicate that used international passengers to hide gold in the aircraft on arrival, which was later retrieved by the contractual staff with insider access, an official said

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested two contractual staffers of Air India Airport Service Limited (AIASL) for allegedly trying to smuggle foreign-origin gold valued at Rs 1.6 crore, officials said on Sunday, reported news agency PTI.

Investigations point to a smuggling syndicate that used international passengers to hide gold in the aircraft on arrival, which was later retrieved by the contractual staff with insider access, an official said, reported PTI. Read More

The two accused, employees of Air India Airport Service Limited, were apprehended on Satur

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