29.06.2024- DRI seizes 7.980 kg foreign-origin gold from a vehicle with an occupant intercepted person intercepted near Nawada Bihar.

28.06.2024- DRI seizes foreign currency i.e. 81250 US Dollars concealed inside the trolley bag of a person who had landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad

28.06.2024 - DRI seizes 84 MT of Areca Nuts from a consignment at Mundra Port.

27.06.2024- DRI seizes 3480000 sticks of foreign origin cigarettes from a truck at Kolkata Port.

25.06.2024- DRI seizes 1573 grams heroin from a car with two occupant on the outskirts of Aizawl Mizoram.

25.06.2024- DRI seizes 262 grams heroin from a person intercepted at Guwahati Railway Station.

25.06.2024- DRI seizes 3287 grams cocaine from two passengers who had landed at Cochin International Airport.

24.06.2024- DRI seizes 3.236 kg foreign-origin gold from four passengers who had landed at Kolkata International Airport.

24.06.2024 - DRI seizes 14.280 MT of White Poppy Seeds from a container at Kolkata Port.

24.06.2024- DRI seizes 1000000 sticks of foreign origin cigarettes from a truck intercepted at Kamrup District Assam.

21.06.2024- DRI seizes 3.499 kg foreign-origin gold from three persons intercepted at village of Kulgachhi West Bengal.

20.06.2024- DRI seizes 30 kg methamphetamine tablets from a truck with two occupants intercepted at Cachar Assam.

19.06.2024 - DRI seizes 104740 pieces of Chinese fire crackers from a container at Tuticorin Port.

18.06.2024- DRI seizes 3.301 kg foreign-origin gold from a passenger who had landed at IGI Airport New Delhi.

18.06.2024- DRI seizes 7.9 kg cocaine from two passenger who had landed at IGI Airport New Delhi.

15.06.2024- DRI seizes 164 live turtles from a person at Patna.

13.06.2024- DRI seizes 5.641 kg foreign-origin gold from a person intercepted at Ludhiana Railway Station.

13.06.2024- DRI seizes 5.826 kg foreign-origin gold from a person intercepted near Raiganj in North Bengal.

13.06.2024- DRI seizes 3.996 kg foreign-origin gold from a person intercepted at Ranchi.

13.06.2024- DRI seizes 868 grams cocaine from a passenger who had landed at IGI Airport New Delhi.

13.06.2024- DRI seizes 996600 sticks of foreign origin cigarettes from a truck intercepted near East Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya

12.06.2024- DRI seizes 135.820 kg ganja from a vehicle intercepted at Nawada district Bihar.

12.06.2024- DRI seizes 211.90 kg ganja from a truck intercepted at Aurangabad Bihar.

12.06.2024- DRI seizes 229.650 kg ganja from a vehicle with two occupants intercepted at Chatabar Toll Plaza Odisha.

11.06.2024 - DRI seizes 55 MT betel nuts from two containers at Kolkata Port.

11.06.2024 - DRI seizes 7 MT of Red Sander from a vehicle intercepted near Ponneri High Road Tamil Nadu.

10.06.2024- DRI seizes 3380 grams cocaine from a passenger who had landed at Chennai International Airport.

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DRI Events

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.

DRI Offices

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Mahatma Gandhi Marg, IP Estate, New Delhi, Delhi 110002

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