13.10.2024 - DRI seizes 5.918 kg foreign-origin gold from a person travelling in a bus from Mumbai to Pune.

13.10.2024- DRI seizes 36.1 Kg dry and 76 Kg liquid Mephedrone from the premises of a factory located in the Industrial Area of Meghnagar Dist. Jhabua Madhya Pradesh.

11.10.2024 - DRI seizes 9.690 kg opium from a vehicle near a toll plaza in Maharashtra.

11.10.2024- DRI seizes 720000 stick of foreign origin cigarettes from a container truck intercepted near Maithi Toll Plaza Bihar.

10.10.2024 - DRI seizes 4.671 kg foreign-origin gold from a person intercepted at border village in Chapra Block of Nadia District in West Bengal.

10.10.2024- DRI seizes foreign currency i.e. 1 22 500 Euro 27 900 AUD 17 000 Saudi Riyal 5000 from two passengers at SBSI Airport Chandigarh.

09.10.2024- DRI seizes 17.3 Kg Mephedrone in liquid form from GIDC Umbergaon and Dehri Valsad District of Gujarat.

05.10.2024- DRI seizes 103 kg of Sea Cucumber from 2 persons at the premises of a hotel in Cochin.

04.10.2024- DRI seizes 195 kg of Stony Corals from the Acropora and Favites genera aquarium from premises of a store in Viman Nagar Pune.

03.10.2024- DRI seizes 2.974 MT Red Sanders from two containers at Kaatupalli Port.

28.09.2024- DRI seizes 27 400 e-Cigarettes from two containers at Kolkata Port.

27.09.2024- DRI seizes 4.778 kg foreign origin gold from a vehicle having 3 occupants at Raikal Toll Plaza Telangana.

26.09.2024- DRI seizes 1032000 sticks of foreign origin cigarettes from a container truck intercepted near Motipur Flyover Motipur Bihar.

25.09.2024- DRI seizes 112 kg Pseudoephedrine from a container intercepted at Chennai Port.

22.09.2024- DRI seizes 973 grams cocaine from a passenger who had landed at Mumbai International Airport.

21.09.2024- DRI seizes 4.4 MT Red Sanders from a vehicle brought to Delhi NCR.

18.09.2024- DRI seizes 1.524 kg foreign-origin gold concealed from a passenger who had landed at Bengaluru International Airport.

18.09.2024- DRI seizes 9 kg methamphetamine tablets from a vehicle intercepted at on the NH-8 Assam Agartala Road.

16.09.2024- DRI seizes 54610 sticks of foreign origin e-cigarettes from two containers at Kolkata Port.

16.09.2024- DRI seizes 55000000 sticks of foreign origin cigarettes from a container at Chennai Port.

13.09.2024- DRI seizes 233 live 3 dead Turtles from four persons at Sonpur and Hajipur railway stations.

12.09.2024- DRI seizes 20.5 kgs Pangolin Scales from two persons intercepted at Hojai District Assam.

11.09.2024- DRI seizes 3.982 kg foreign-origin gold concealed in two specially made cavities of a vehicle in the outskirts of Hyderabad.

07.09.2024- DRI seizes 6.53 kg foreign-origin gold concealed from a passenger who had landed at IGI Airport Delhi.

06.09.2024 - DRI seizes 894 grams heroin from a vehicle with its two occupants at Diengpasoh in the outskirts of Shillong.

05.09.2024- DRI seizes 8 gold bullions and 2 cut piece gold bullions from a person intercepted at Katihar Junction.

05.09.2024- DRI seizes 403000 sticks of foreign origin cigarettes secreted in a godown in Guwahati.

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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.

Awardees

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

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