India's DRI Arrests Six in International Gold Smuggling Ring

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) announced that six suspects were arrested for operating an international gold‑smuggling syndicate that funneled gold through transit passengers from Dubai and Bangkok to Mumbai. The accused include three Indian residents – Himanshu Upadhyay, Mohid Hasan Siddiqui and Feroz Sayyed – and three Filipino nationals – Lakim Alimudin Nasser, Benny Lloyd Olivo and Christine Joy Andaya Pornasdoro. According to DRI, the network relied on cooperation from private individuals employed at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. After the arrests, the case was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation for further investigation.