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.

02.04.2025 - DRI recovers Rs. 8.67 Cr in a case related to misclassification of auto parts.

01.04.2025 - DRI destroyed 96049 cannabis plants over 9.493 acres in Dhule Maharashtra. 420.39 kg ganja seized.

30.03.2025 - DRI seized 29 Mts areca nut/powder at Telangana.

29.03.2025 - DRI seizes 860 kgs cannabis at Bajali district Assam; 2 persons arrested.

29.03.2025 - DRI seizes 2.91 kgs ambergris in Guwahati.

27.03.2025 - DRI seizes 772 grams of gold in paste form at Jaipur Airport; 2 arrested.

25.03.2025 - DRI intercepts 24 exotic wildlife species at Bengaluru Airport.

22.03.2025 - DRI seizes approx. 5.5 kg of hydroponic weed at Hyderabad Airport.

20.03.2025 - DRI seizes 1110 grams of liquid cocaine at Mumbai Airport; 1 arrested.

19.03.2025 - DRI seizes 2 elephant tusks 31.45 kg in Nilambur Kerala; 8 individuals apprehended.

19.03.2025 - DRI detects misdeclaration of 1272.56 MT green peas as yellow peas at Nhava Sheva; 1 arrested.

18.03.2025 - DRI seizes 3.186 kg cocaine from a Ghanaian national at Bengaluru Airport; 1 arrested.

18.03.2025 - DRI intercepts a vehicle near Silchar Assam; 2.97 kg methamphetamine seized 1 arrested.

17.03.2025 - DRI and Gujrat ATS seize 87.92 kg gold 19.66 kg jewellery luxury watches Rs. 1.37 Cr cash in Ahmedabad.

11.03.2025 - DRI seizes 1.45 kg foreign origin gold from Bangkok passengers at Ahmedabad Airport; 2 arrested.

08.03.2025 - DRI intercepted a vessel carrying contraband hashish oil concealed in a barge off the Kanyakumari coast. A total of 29.954 kg of hashish oil was seized and 3 persons were 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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Kirti Chakra Awardee
Presidential Medal
DRI Martyr's Medal
WCO Certificate of Merit
Utkrisht Seva Samman
Bravery Award

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