Mumbai, Jan. 24 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai, seized 1.815 kg of foreign-origin gold valued at Rs 2.89 crore from a courier consignment that arrived at the International Courier Terminal, Mumbai, from Riyadh. The gold was ingeniously concealed inside a courier parcel containing a meat-grinding machine.

After detailed examination and dismantling of the meat grinder, and upon breaking open the internal gear, DRI officers recovered 32 cut pieces of gold of varying sizes, ingeniously concealed within the gear of the grinder.

A total of 1,815 grams of gold, along with the meat grinder used for concealment, was seized under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.

In a swift follow-up action, DRI apprehended two p...