DRI seizes 2.75 kg gold at Bengaluru airport; two Sri Lankan nationals, airport staffer caught

DRI officials suspect that the trio were working as mules for a gold-smuggling racket and are investigating the alleged role of the airport employee and the intended destination of the gold. | Photo Credit: Image for representation

Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Wednesday caught two Sri Lankan nationals red-handed at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru for allegedly smuggling 2.75 kg of gold while transiting through the airport.

The two passengers, Mohamed Akeel Mohamed Asker, travelling from Singapore to Dubai, and Mahroof Mohammed Nasik, travelling from Dubai to the Maldives, were intercepted by DRI officials when they were allegedly about to hand over the gold to Ebin Jose, an Indian national employed by Travel Food Services (TFS) at the airport.