30.11.2024- DRI seizes 55 exotic reptiles including Yellow Spotted Lizards from a passenger arriving from Malaysia at Trichy International Airport.

29.11.2024- DRI seizes 23.17 MT of areca nuts concealed with cashew nuts in a container at Tuticorin Port.

29.11.2024- DRI intercepts truck near Rampur toll plaza and seizes 10 000 smuggled e-cigarettes concealed in a cavity; one person arrested.

29.11.2024- DRI seizes protein and fitness supplements worth Rs. 4.07 crore concealed in a container at Nhava Sheva Port; one person arrested.

28.11.2024 - DRI seizes 850 MT of duty-free raw chickpeas imported under Advance Authorization diverted to the market without duty payment.

28.11.2024- DRI intercepts five passengers at Mumbai Airport and seizes 75 Apple iPhones and 20 Dell laptops concealed in baggage.

27.11.2024 - DRI seizes 2 01 740 firecrackers mis declared as stationery at Kolkata Port; two persons arrested.

25.11.2024- DRI seized 2.2 kgs of hy onic weed Ganja concealed inside packets labeled as chocolates/snacks at Hyderabad International Airport from a passenger arriving from Bangkok.

25.11.2024- DRI seized 71 40 000 sticks of foreign-origin cigarettes concealed in a container at Kolkata Port. The cigarettes were mis-declared as baby diapers.

24.11.2024- DRI seized 6 live Eastern Blue-Tongued Lizards concealed in cake packets from two passengers traveling from Bangkok at Visakhapatnam Railway Station.

24.11.2024- DRI seized 41 live wild animals including Asian Forest Tortoises and Rattle Snakes concealed with plastic toys and clothes from two passengers at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad.

23.11.2024- DRI seized 2 kg of methamphetamine tablets and 845 grams of heroin concealed in a tyre of a truck intercepted in Silchar Assam.

23.11.2024- DRI seized 340 grams of cocaine concealed in a passenger’s baggage at CSMI Airport Mumbai.

23.11.2024- DRI seized 2 619 grams of foreign-origin gold concealed in personal luggage from two persons at Itarasi Railway Station.

23.11.2024- DRI seized 1392.3 grams of cocaine concealed in 70 capsules purged by a Guinean national at IGI Airport New Delhi.

21.11.2024- DRI seized 21.52 lakh sticks of foreign-origin cigarettes valued at Rs. 4.30 crore concealed in a truck on the Silchar-Lumding highway.

20.11.2024- DRI conducted a rummaging operation on two aircrafts arriving from Dubai and seized 3.5 Kg of gold concealed in the aircraft wash basin and behind a seat.

19.11.2024- DRI with the assistance of BSF seized 5.849 Kg of foreign-origin gold from a person in Panchpota West Bengal.

17.11.2024- DRI intercepted two individuals in Ramnathapuram Tamil Nadu seizing 4.46 Kg of foreign-origin gold concealed in a two-wheeler and body.

17.11.2024- DRI seized 10 10 000 sticks of foreign-origin cigarettes concealed in a hidden cavity behind the driver’s seat of a truck intercepted in Mirzapur UP.

16.11.2024- DRI intercepted a courier consignment in Delhi seizing 1 049 grams of foreign-origin gold concealed inside a blender.

14.11.2024- DRI seized 7.87 Kg of methamphetamine tablets valued at Rs. 7.87 crore from a car in Aizawl Mizoram.

13.11.2024- DRI intercepted three persons in Muzaffarpur seizing 932 grams of foreign-origin gold bullion concealed in a vehicle.

13.11.2024- DRI seized 4.2 Kg of cocaine from a person traveling from Thailand to Delhi. Value Rs. 42 crore.

13.11.2024- DRI seized 5.5 Kg of foreign-origin gold from an individual in Madurai. Gold was concealed in crude gold bars.

12.11.2024- DRI seized 49 000 USD and Rs. 90 000 INR from three passengers attempting to smuggle foreign currency from Bangalore to Abu Dhabi.

12.11.2024- DRI intercepted four traffickers and seized a live Indian Pangolin in which was being illegally trafficked in Kadiri Andhra Pradesh.

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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.

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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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