Hyderabad, Sept. 18 -- Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Hyderabad Zone Unit (HZU), successfully foiled two major gold smuggling attempts involving passengers who had travelled from Kuwait to Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Monday, September 16.

A total of 3379.600 grams of gold valued at Rs 3.36 crore were recovered and seized.

Both attempts were meticulously planned, with one involving the concealment of gold in an iron box.

Based on a tip-off, surveillance was increased at the airport on August 22. Two suspicious pieces of baggage, believed to contain concealed precious metal, were identified. Further, no passengers came forward to collect it.

On checking, CCTV footage confirmed that...