❗ The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Indian Coast Guard recovered around 18 kg of gold worth over Rs 10.5 crore dumped in the sea off Mandapam in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram, officials said on Thursday. The consignment was being smuggled from Sri Lanka. ❗ DRI officials alerted a Coast Guard team based on a tip-off that large amount of gold is expected to be smuggled in a boat through Mandapam by sea. According to sources, the officials intercepted the boat and found that its crew had thrown something into the sea. #scubadiving #Gold #Sea #Ocean #ITCard