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Crime
Delhi Police Bust Gold Smuggling and Melting Racket in Delhi, Kolkata
✍️ Newsonair
🗓 16 Aug 2026, 08:36 AM
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Delhi Police’s Directorate of Intelligence has dismantled a gold smuggling and illegal melting network operating across Delhi and Kolkata.
Delhi Police’s Directorate of Intelligence (DRI) announced on Tuesday that it had dismantled a gold smuggling and illegal melting racket that operated in both Delhi and Kolkata. The operation involved the seizure of gold bullion and the arrest of several individuals linked to the trafficking chain. The bust is part of a broader anti‑smuggling drive aimed at curbing the movement of precious metals across state borders.
Police officials said that the network had been moving gold from Kolkata to Delhi for years, using a series of front companies to conceal the illicit trade. The seized gold was found in a storage facility that had been used for melting and re‑casting the metal.
The DRI’s action is expected to disrupt the supply chain and deter future attempts to smuggle gold. Authorities are continuing investigations to identify the higher‑level operators behind the racket.
Police officials said that the network had been moving gold from Kolkata to Delhi for years, using a series of front companies to conceal the illicit trade. The seized gold was found in a storage facility that had been used for melting and re‑casting the metal.
The DRI’s action is expected to disrupt the supply chain and deter future attempts to smuggle gold. Authorities are continuing investigations to identify the higher‑level operators behind the racket.