DRI, BSF Seize 12 Kg Gold Worth ₹17 Crore in India-Bangladesh Smuggling Crackdown

DRI and BSF seized around 12 kg of foreign-origin gold worth about ₹17 crore in West Bengal and Bihar.

 NEW DELHI, September 24, 2026: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), working with the Border Security Force (BSF), has seized around 12 kg of foreign-origin gold valued at approximately ₹17 crore in a series of operations in West Bengal and Bihar.

According to the DRI, the operations targeted suspected cross-border gold smuggling networks using the India-Bangladesh route.

Gold Seized in West Bengal

Between September 20 and 21, BSF personnel from the 161 Battalion recovered 27 pieces of foreign-origin gold weighing about 3.15 kg near the India-Bangladesh Border Road in the Gongra area of West Bengal.

The DRI subsequently took over the case and seized the gold under the Customs Act, 1962.

In another operation on September 21, BSF personnel recovered 10 pieces of 24-carat foreign-origin gold weighing approximately 1.16 kg near a hand pump in Hathkhola village, ahead of the border fence.

Earlier 5.9 Kg Seizure

The agencies had also recovered 48 foreign-origin gold bars weighing about 5.9 kg near the India-Bangladesh border fence in the Pathergata area during operations on September 10-11.

The DRI later took possession of the recovered gold and seized it under the applicable customs provisions.

Gold Recovered From Train Passenger in Patna

In Patna, DRI officials recovered 15 gold bars and four small pieces weighing about 1.71 kg from a train passenger.

The gold was concealed inside a cloth knee support wrapped around the passenger’s legs. According to the investigation, the gold had been smuggled from Bangladesh. The passenger was arrested.

The DRI said the coordinated operations were aimed at disrupting networks involved in the smuggling, transportation and distribution of foreign-origin gold through the Bangladesh route.