05.05.2025 - DRI seizes cocaine concealed in baggage from a passenger at Delhi Airport; 1 arrested.

05.05.2025 - DRI seizes two leopard skins with heads and one ivory piece in Ujjain.

04.05.2025 - DRI seizes foreign currency worth Rs 2.66 crore at Amritsar Airport; 1 Indian national arrested while attempting to smuggle currency to Dubai.

02.05.2025 - DRI seizes hydroponic weed concealed in food product packets from three passengers at Ahmedabad Airport; 3 arrested.

02.05.2025 - DRI seizes 26 exotic snakes concealed in baggage from passenger at Trichy Airport; species identified as White Lipped Pit Vipers.

01.05.2025 - DRI seizes 3500 grams of smuggled foreign-origin gold at Hyderabad Airport; 3 arrested.

01.05.2025 - DRI seizes 8.80 lakh sticks of foreign cigarettes and poppy seeds from godown and truck in Assam; 1 arrested.

30.04.2025 - DRI seizes 996 grams of smuggled foreign-origin gold from passenger at New Delhi Railway Station; 1 arrested.

29.04.2025 - DRI seizes 37.20 kg hydroponic marijuana concealed in food product packets from four passengers at Ahmedabad Airport; all arrested.

28.04.2025 - DRI seizes mis-declared betel nuts from Nepal-bound container at Kolkata Port; goods declared as A4 paper.

26.04.2025 - DRI seizes 1266 cartons of illicitly imported firecrackers mis declared as gift items at Bombay Port.

24.04.2025 - DRI seizes 4.226 kg Crystal Meth in Bengaluru; one African national arrested.

24.04.2025 - DRI seizes 2.63 lakh sticks of foreign-origin cigarettes from two godowns in Aizawl.

23.04.2025 - DRI seizes dummy Network Modules & fake Hearing Aids worth Rs. 47.56 Cr at Kolkata Port; 7 consignments intercepted.

22.04.2025 - DRI recovers 699.90-grams smuggled gold from Vibhuti Express; 1 person arrested.

20.04.2025 - DRI seizes 17.15 kg Hydroponic Marijuana at Ahmedabad Airport; 1 Indian national arrested.

15.04.2025 - DRI seizes 2178 grams of Cocaine at Mumbai Airport; 1 Guinean lady arrested.

14.04.2025 - DRI seizes 7.560 kg Cocaine at Delhi Airport; 1 Indian lady arrested.

12.04.2025 - DRI seizes 6.73 kg Foreign Origin gold at Mumbai Airport; 2 persons arrested.

12.04.2025 - DRI seizes 58.67 kg Meth tablets in Mizoram & Tripura; 4 persons arrested.

11.04.2025 - DRI seizes 1599.4 grams of Foreign Origin gold at Hyderabad Bus Stop; 1 person arrested.

11.04.2025 - DRI seizes 830 grams of Foreign Origin gold at New Delhi Railway Station; 2 persons arrested.

09.04.2025 - DRI seizes 5.04 MTs red sanders at Chennai Port.

09.04.2025 - DRI seizes 504.6 grams methaqualone at Lucknow Airport; 1 Ugandan national arrested.

07.04.2025 - DRI recovers Rs. 14.89 Cr duty in a case related to misclassification of communication modules.

06.04.2025 - DRI seizes 1.75 kg remelted gold on Chennai-Nellore highway; 3 persons arrested.

04.04.2025 - DRI seizes 1542 grams cocaine at Delhi Airport; 1 Liberian national 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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Former Director Generals

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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