07.09.2025 - DRI seizes 1 699.74 grams foreign-origin gold at NSCBI Airport Kolkata concealed under silver-like material; two persons arrested.

03.09.2025 - DRI seizes 4 548.03 grams foreign-origin gold from a vehicle near Kolkata West Bengal; four persons arrested.

03.09.2025 - DRI detects re-routing and mis-declaration of country of origin for hydraulic rock breakers and alloy steel chisels to evade anti-dumping duty amounting to Rs. 33.58 cr.

30.08.2025 - DRI seizes two leopard skins in Rayagada Odisha; four persons arrested under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972.

27.08.2025 - DRI seizes 6 348 kg foreign-origin areca nuts from a Tata truck near Khanapara flyover Guwahati.

26.08.2025 - DRI seizes misdeclared garments in live consignments; fraudulent Drawback and RoSCTL benefits of Rs.115 crore detected.

26.08.2025 - DRI seizes 9 kg of cocaine hashish amphetamine and MDMA in Delhi during Operation Rainbow; 1 person arrested.

26.08.2025 - DRI seizes 3 433 pieces 8 486 sqm of non-BIS compliant plywood of Nepal origin at LZU; declared value Rs. 14 64 649/-.

26.08.2025 - DRI seizes 23.935 kg hydroponic weed from check-in baggage of two passengers arriving from Bangkok at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport Lucknow.

24.08.2025 - DRI recovers foreign currency worth Rs. 1.74 crore from two persons at CSM International Airport Mumbai.

23.08.2025 - DRI recovers 227.75 kg Ganja from a truck container near Raje Toll Darbhanga Bihar.

21.08.2025 - DRI seizes 2 kg methamphetamine concealed in a vehicle near Khowai Tripura; four persons arrested.

21.08.2025 - DRI recovers 3 297.06 grams foreign-origin gold from a person in Bareilly Uttar Pradesh.

20.08.2025 - DRI seizes 258.27 grams cocaine from multiple consignments in Kolkata; four persons arrested.

19.08.2025 - DRI seizes 45 MT 8 lakh pieces of mis-declared cosmetics including Pakistan-origin brands valued at Rs.11 crore from two containers at Nhava Sheva Port.

19.08.2025 - DRI seizes 24 880 kg foreign-origin areca nuts from a godown at Ruantlang Champhai Mizoram.

18.08.2025 - DRI seizes 30 897 square metres of non-BIS compliant Nepal-origin plywood at Panitanki LCS West Bengal.

18.08.2025 - DRI busts clandestine factory at Bhopal under Operation Crystal Break; 61.20 kg mephedrone in liquid form seized; seven persons arrested.

18.08.2025 - DRI seizes 39.883 kg ganja concealed in secret cavities of a sedan car at Raigarh Janjgir-Champa Road; three persons arrested.

18.08.2025 - DRI detects wrongful availment of ASEAN-FTA benefits on imports of interactive flat panel displays through Chennai Port; duty evasion of about Rs.12 crore detected and Rs.4.25 crore realised.

16.08.2025 - DRI seizes 7217 gram gold valued at Rs.7.38 crore from 47 passengers at Trichy Airport; handed over to AIU for further action.

15.08.2025 - DRI seizes 1175.24 gram foreign-origin gold valued at Rs.1.15 crore from one person at Purasawalkam Chennai; arrested.

13.08.2025 - DRI detects diversion of walnuts imported under Advance Authorisation; Customs duty evasion of Rs.13.80 crore and GST evasion of Rs.1.50 crore detected; 1 person arrested.

13.08.2025 - DRI seizes 52.970 kg ganja from a vehicle at Babatpur Varanasi; two persons arrested.

12.08.2025 - DRI seizes 13.3 kg hydroponic weed from baggage of a passenger arriving from Bangkok at Hyderabad Airport; 1 person arrested.

12.08.2025 - DRI seizes 1497.3 gram foreign-origin gold valued at Rs.1.48 crore from two persons at Kundawa Bahraich ; both arrested.

10.08.2025 - DRI seizes 4773.74 gram foreign-origin gold valued at Rs.4.85 crore from five persons at Dum Dum Railway Station Kolkata; all arrested.

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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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