26.09.2024- DRI seizes 1032000 sticks of foreign origin cigarettes from a container truck intercepted near Motipur Flyover Motipur Bihar.

25.09.2024- DRI seizes 112 kg Pseudoephedrine from a container intercepted at Chennai Port.

22.09.2024- DRI seizes 973 grams cocaine from a passenger who had landed at Mumbai International Airport.

21.09.2024- DRI seizes 4.4 MT Red Sanders from a vehicle brought to Delhi NCR.

18.09.2024- DRI seizes 1.524 kg foreign-origin gold concealed from a passenger who had landed at Bengaluru International Airport.

18.09.2024- DRI seizes 9 kg methamphetamine tablets from a vehicle intercepted at on the NH-8 Assam Agartala Road.

16.09.2024- DRI seizes 54610 sticks of foreign origin e-cigarettes from two containers at Kolkata Port.

16.09.2024- DRI seizes 55000000 sticks of foreign origin cigarettes from a container at Chennai Port.

13.09.2024- DRI seizes 233 live 3 dead Turtles from four persons at Sonpur and Hajipur railway stations.

12.09.2024- DRI seizes 20.5 kgs Pangolin Scales from two persons intercepted at Hojai District Assam.

11.09.2024- DRI seizes 3.982 kg foreign-origin gold concealed in two specially made cavities of a vehicle in the outskirts of Hyderabad.

07.09.2024- DRI seizes 6.53 kg foreign-origin gold concealed from a passenger who had landed at IGI Airport Delhi.

06.09.2024 - DRI seizes 894 grams heroin from a vehicle with its two occupants at Diengpasoh in the outskirts of Shillong.

05.09.2024- DRI seizes 8 gold bullions and 2 cut piece gold bullions from a person intercepted at Katihar Junction.

05.09.2024- DRI seizes 403000 sticks of foreign origin cigarettes secreted in a godown in Guwahati.

04.09.2024- DRI seizes 1.748 kg foreign-origin gold concealed inside the rear aircraft lavatory of Indigo domestic flight which arrived at Cochin International Airport.

01.09.2024- DRI seizes 2 kg gold bullion 25.322 kg silver pieces INR 2 11 77 000 cash from a person traveling in a bus on Agra-Lucknow Expressway.

29.08.2024- DRI seizes 22.89 kg foreign-origin gold from three persons at Mumbai Central Area.

29.08.2024- DRI seizes 10.13 kg methamphetamine from three persons in the outskirts of Chennai.

27.08.2024- DRI seizes 12 kg methamphetamine from a vehicle intercepted near Shalbagan area of Tripura.

23.08.2024- DRI seizes 54.600 MT betel nuts from Nepal bound transhipment containers at Kolkata Port.

23.08.2024- DRI seizes 35 Red Crowned Roofed Turtle and 5 Three Striped Roofed Turtle from a person at Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction Railway Station.

22.08.2024- DRI seizes 165 Indian Roofed Turtle and 14 Spotted Pond Turtle from a person from Charbagh Railway Station Lucknow.

21.08.2024- DRI seizes 21.984 kg foreign-origin gold from a passenger who had landed at Delhi International Airport.

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.

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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.

Awardees

Kirti Chakra Awardee
Presidential Medal
DRI Martyr's Medal
WCO Certificate of Merit
Utkrisht Seva Samman
Bravery Award

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