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India-Russia Customs Enforcement: Strengthening Ties
for Safer Borders

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On the sidelines of the 67 DRI Founding Day celebrations, the first meeting of
the Joint India–Russia Working Group (JWG) on Customs Enforcement was held
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on 4 December, 2024 in New Delhi. The meeting was co-chaired by the Princi-
pal Director General, DRI, and the Head of the Central Enforcement Department,
Federal Customs Service (FCS) of Russia. The meeting reaffirmed the shared
resolve of both countries to work collaboratively for safer borders and more effec-
tive customs enforcement.

Key enforcement issues,
including drug trafficking,
customs violations in air
and maritime transport
AREAS OF
DISCUSSION
India-Russia Cooperation
Plan (2024–26)

KEY OUTCOMES

Proactive infor- Joint monitoring of Intelligence
mation sharing air passenger exchange to
traffic prevent violations

Use of digital foren- Leveraging Customs
sics, cyber intelli- Enforcement Network
gence and dark web (CEN) database
monitoring

Figure 3: India-Russia Joint Working Group Meeting

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