18.03.2025 - DRI seizes 3.186 kg cocaine from a Ghanaian national at Bengaluru Airport; 1 arrested.

17.03.2025 - DRI and Gujrat ATS seize 87.92 kg gold 19.66 kg jewellery luxury watches Rs. 1.37 Cr cash in Ahmedabad.

11.03.2025 - DRI seizes 1.45 kg foreign origin gold from Bangkok passengers at Ahmedabad Airport; 2 arrested.

08.03.2025 - DRI intercepted a vessel carrying contraband hashish oil concealed in a barge off the Kanyakumari coast. A total of 29.954 kg of hashish oil was seized and 3 persons were arrested.

07.03.2025 - DRI investigation leads to Rs. 9.53 Cr duty recovery for misclassified spot-welding robots.

06.03.2025 - DRI detects misclassification of WIFI modules evasion of Rs. 7.26 Cr duty; Rs. 8.38 Cr recovered.

06.03.2025 - DRI seizes 21.288 kg foreign-marked gold from 2 Dubai passengers at Mumbai Airport; 2 arrested.

06.03.2025 - DRI seizes 552.20 carats diamonds & 150.54 grams of foreign origin gold from Bangkok passenger at Ahmedabad; 1 arrested.

05.03.2025 - DRI investigation leads to Rs.2.79 Cr duty recovery for misclassified bioreactors.

05.03.2025 - DRI seizes 4.7 kg elephant tusks and 6.8 kg elephant molar teeth in Tirunelveli.

05.03.2025 - DRI intercepts a passenger at Ahmedabad Airport seizes 703.29 carats of natural diamonds; 1 arrested.

04.03.2025 - DRI seizes 5.856 kg Meth tablets from a vehicle near Aizawl; 2 arrested.

04.03.2025 - DRI intercepts a visually impaired passenger at Bengaluru Airport seizes 3.99 kg gold; 1 arrested.

04.03.2025 - DRI seizes 5.438 kg hydroponic weed from a Bangkok passenger at Hyderabad Airport; 1 arrested.

04.03.2025 - DRI seizes Rs. 1.02 Cr foreign currency at Kolkata Airport; 2 arrested.

03.03.2025 - DRI intercepts a Dubai-Bengaluru passenger at Bengaluru Airport seizes 14.2 kg gold concealed on person. Follow-up search at the residence led to recovery of Rs. 2.67 Cr cash & Rs. 2.06 Cr jewellery; 1 arrested.

03.03.2025 - DRI intercepts a bus at Gaya seizes 481 Indian Roofed Turtles.

02.03.2025 DRI intercepts three persons in Delhi smuggling 2158 grams of gold from Myanmar; gold concealed in shoes and gold paste. All three arrested.

01.03.2025 DRI intercepts two passengers at Bangalore Airport smuggling 10.129 kg of hydroponic weed; drugs concealed in food packets. Both Passengers arrested.

01.03.2025 DRI intercepts a Brazilian national at Mumbai Airport smuggling 1096 grams of cocaine; drugs concealed in 100 ingested capsules.

27.02.2025 DRI detects overvaluation in imports at Mundra port. Readymade garments shawls declared at Rs. 38.17 Cr found worth only Rs. 32.27 lakh.

26.02.2025 DRI seizes 23 lakh foreign-origin cigarette sticks smuggled from Myanmar; two persons arrested.

26.02.2025 DRI intercepts three passengers at Chennai Airport carrying 3229 grams of foreign-origin gold in paste form. Gold was concealed in rectum. All three person are arrested.

25.02.2025 DRI intercepts three passengers retrieving 1.866 kg gold concealed during a Dubai-Ahmedabad flight; gold disguised as iron strips.

25.02.2025 DRI intercepts 16 containers declared to contain tarpaulin but found carrying high-duty fabrics; estimated duty evasion exceeds Rs. 5 Cr.

23.02.2025 DRI intercepts a truck at the Gudiapa toll plaza in Odisha carrying 1 448 Indian flap shell turtles.

23.02.2025 At Kolkata Airport DRI Arrested 11 Bangkok bound passengers carrying foreign currencies amounting to Rs. 2 77 35 664/-.

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DRI Events

DRI celebrates 67th Foundation Day in New Delhi

DRI celebrates 66th Founding Day in Gandhinagar

Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates the first Global Conference on Cooperation in Enforcement Matters GCCEM in New Delhi

Inaugural Global Conference on Cooperation in Enforcement Matters GCCEM organised by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence DRI concludes in New Delhi with a resolve to reinforce global cooperation in the fight against cross border crimes

Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates DRI’s 65th Founding Day Celebrations on 5th December 2022

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Reward Scheme

The Directorate of Revenue intelligence appreciates and encourages information provided by the informers. The inputs by the conscientious citizens of the country helps DRI to prevent the illegal import and commercial frauds, which otherwise are detrimental to the economy of our country. To appreciate and encourage the citizens, monetary reward based on the value of the confiscated goods and penalty realised. The extent of reward depends upon the specificity and accuracy of the information, the risk and trouble undertaken, the extent and nature of the help rendered by the informer, whether information gives clues to persons involved in smuggling, or their associates etc. In exceptional cases the reward to the informers can be as high as 20% of the value of confiscated goods and penalty realised. However, the informer is discouraged from submitting any false information, which is liable to prosecution. The reward is disbursed only after conclusion of adjudication/ appeal/revision proceedings. The final reward is determined on the basis of the net sale proceeds of goods seized/confiscated (if any) and/or the amount of additional duty/fraudulently claimed Drawback recovered plus penalty/fine recovered.

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Kirti Chakra Awardee
Presidential Medal
DRI Martyr's Medal
WCO Certificate of Merit
Utkrisht Seva Samman
Bravery Award

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