DRI Seizes Cocaine Worth Over Rs 9 Crore From Foreign National

11 May 2024

In a recent operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) confiscated 975 grams of cocaine valued at approximately Rs 9.75 crore from a Brazilian individual at Mumbai Airport. Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers intercepted the suspect on May 8, 2024, at CSMI Airport in Mumbai. Upon interrogation, the detained...

DRI Seizes 9.67 Kg of Gold Being Smuggled From Africa to Mumbai

24 Apr 2024

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 9.67 kg of gold, originally from Africa and smuggled through Mumbai International Airport, at a melting facility where it was being processed to remove foreign markings. During the operation on April 22, the DRI Mumbai Zonal Unit (MZU) also confiscated 16.66 kg of...

Mumbai: DRI seized gold worth Rs 2.23 crore at airport, 2 arrested

16 May 2023

Officials said on Tuesday that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 3535 grams of gold worth Rs 2.23 crore from two passengers arriving from Dubai at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. The passengers were apprehended. According to officials, surveillance was mounted at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport...

DRI Arrests 4 People For Illegal Dealing

13 Jan 2023

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested four people regarding the illegal dealing of 30 lakhs sticks of pirated cigarettes from an unfamiliar source worth around Rs 3 crore from Chhattisgarh's Raipur.As per delivery, the DRI Raipur unit had gotten a hint that an immense amount of unfamiliar cigarettes was...

2 held with 8 kg heroin at Mumbai Airport

28 Nov 2022

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has arrested two foreign nationals with 8 kg of heroin worth Rs 40 crores in the international market at Mumbai airport. Earlier on Sunday, two foreign nationals were taken into custody by DRI with 8 kg of heroin. Meanwhile, DRI received information that two foreign...

DRI arrests a man from Howrah in connection with a 50-crore duty drawback scam

05 Nov 2022

Detectives from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) have apprehended a 40-year-old man in connection with a Rs. 50-crore duty drawback scam. Pawan Jaiswal, the accused, is from West Bengal's Howrah district. He was apprehended shortly after arriving in Delhi from the United States and brought to the city. Duty...