<h1>DRI Intercepts 14.2 kg Gold at Airport; Total Seizure Worth Rs. 17.29 Crore Disrupts Smuggling Network</h1> The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted a passenger at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, carrying 14.2 kg of foreign-origin gold bars worth Rs. 12.56 crore. The passenger, a 33-year-old woman arriving from Dubai, had concealed the gold on her person. A subsequent search of her residence on Lavelle Road led to the seizure of additional gold jewelry worth Rs. 2.06 crore and Indian currency amounting to Rs. 2.67 crore. The total seizure, valued at Rs. 17.29 crore, represents a significant disruption to organized gold smuggling networks. The woman has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody.