19.08.2024- DRI seizes 206.77 Kg Ganja from a truck intercepted near Indore bypass road

19.08.2024- DRI seizes 6.009 kg foreign-origin gold from a banana orchard in the border village of Vijaypur in Nadia District of West Bengal.

17.08.2024- DRI seizes 4.525 kg foreign-origin gold from two passengers who had landed at Mumbai International Airport.

16.08.2024- DRI seizes 1983 grams cocaine from a passenger who had landed at Mumbai International Airport.

16.08.2024- DRI seizes 3746 grams cocaine from a passenger who had landed at Delhi International Airport.

15.08.2024- DRI seizes 7.317 kg foreign-origin gold from two passengers who had landed at Bengaluru International Airport.

14.08.2024- DRI seizes 46.58 Kgs Shark fins and Foreign Currency equivalent to INR 6.80 lakhs from two passengers at Trichy Airport.

12.08.2024- DRI seizes 5586.50 grams of Asiatic Elephant Ivory from four persons intercepted on the outskirts of Siwan Bihar.

12.08.2024- DRI seizes 2.4 kg foreign-origin gold from two passengers at SVPI International Airport Ahmedabad.

11.08.2024- DRI seizes 3696 grams heroin from two vehicles intercepted in the outskirts of Aizawl Mizoram.

09.08.2024- DRI seizes 1.391 kg foreign-origin gold from a passenger who had landed at Hyderabad International Airport.

09.08.2024- DRI seizes 51.95 kg Mephedrone from under-construction building located in Nagpur City was being used for clandestine manufacturing of Mephedrone

08.08.2024- DRI seizes 6230000 sticks of foreign origin cigarettes from a container arrived from Thailand at Chennai Port.

08.08.2024- DRI seizes 3 kg ephedrine from two persons who had come to Hyderabad to book a package to be couriered to New Zealand.

08.08.2024- DRI seizes 13 kg Methamphetamine tablets from residence of one Drug Peddler of Fatikchhara area of West Tripura District.

07.08.2024- DRI seizes 2 Skins of Jackal from a person intercepted in the outskirts of Bengaluru.

07.08.2024- DRI seizes 3 kg foreign origin gold 213000 USD 6440 Thai Baht 100000 INR from six persons including two airport ground staff at CCSI Airport Lucknow.

07.08.2024- DRI seizes 7 birds of paradise from seven passengers landed CSMI Airport Mumbai.

06.08.2024- DRI seizes 12.62MTs Cashew kernels & 1.5MT Shelled walnut from a consignment of two containers imported by an SEZ entity.

06.08.2024- DRI seizes 374000 sticks of foreign origin cigarettes from a container truck intercepted near near Parsoni Khem Toll Plaza Chakia Bihar.

05.08.2024- DRI seizes 873000 sticks of foreign origin cigarettes from a truck intercepted near Maithi toll plaza Muzaffarpur on East West corridor.

04.08.2024- DRI seizes 6626 Dried Sea Horses from three passengers at Bengaluru International airport.

03.08.2024- DRI seizes 3.262 kg foreign-origin gold from a vehicle having two occupants intercepted near Hatida station Bihar.

02.08.2024- DRI seizes 55 iPhones and 6 hot press machines from two passengers at Bengaluru International airport.

01.08.2024- DRI seizes foreign currency i.e. 84 100 USD 2 000 SGD & 600 euros from two passengers at Trichy International airport.

31.07.2024- DRI seizes 1456 grams heroin from a vehicle intercepted in the outskirts of Aizawl Mizoram along the Aizawl-Champhai.

31.07.2024- DRI seizes 3.577 kg foreign-origin gold from a vehicle intercepted in the outskirts of Hyderabad.

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

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