Mumbai: Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) allowed a smuggler with more than 5 kg of gold to walk out of Jaipur airport on Tuesday to ensure that his gang member, to arrive the next day with a similar quantity of the metal, did not change his plans. The first smuggler was arrested and the other, along with an airport staffer and another person, were detained on Wednesday. The haul stood at 11 kg of gold, worth nearly Rs 3 crore.
The DRI had information that Abdul Arman was to arrive at Jaipur from Dubai on Tuesday with gold. Upon landing, he walked into a toilet as planned and handed over a bag containing the gold to the airport staffer. Arman confirmed the latter's identity with the serial number of a Rs 10 note that acted as a code. Then, after clearing customs and immigration checks, Arman booked himself into a hotel. The staffer walked out of the airport without any checks and handed over the bag to Arman later.
The DRI also had information that another smuggler, Dinesh Naik, was to arrive at Jaipur from Dubai on Wednesday with the same quantity of gold.
28/11/13 C Unnikrishnan/Times of India
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The DRI had information that Abdul Arman was to arrive at Jaipur from Dubai on Tuesday with gold. Upon landing, he walked into a toilet as planned and handed over a bag containing the gold to the airport staffer. Arman confirmed the latter's identity with the serial number of a Rs 10 note that acted as a code. Then, after clearing customs and immigration checks, Arman booked himself into a hotel. The staffer walked out of the airport without any checks and handed over the bag to Arman later.
The DRI also had information that another smuggler, Dinesh Naik, was to arrive at Jaipur from Dubai on Wednesday with the same quantity of gold.
28/11/13 C Unnikrishnan/Times of India
