Operation Golden Sweep:
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has launched “Operation Golden Sweep”, cracking down on a transnational gold smuggling syndicate at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. It is a strategic intelligence-led operation by DRI aimed at dismantling a global gold smuggling network using transit passengers and airport insiders to transport contraband gold into India.Conducted by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) under the Ministry of Finance.Aim is to disrupt organized smuggling cartels, safeguard India’s economic security, and curb illicit gold inflows that undermine legitimate trade and drain foreign exchange reserves.
