Directorate of Revenue Intelligence News
Ranya Rao, who is the stepdaughter of DGP Dr K. Ramachandra Rao, was produced before a special court judge for financial offences on the evening of March 4.
The DRI conducted the operation in Araria, Mumbai, Mathura and Gurgaon.
She said reports of seizure of drugs by DRI also raise questions in the minds of people like how many of those arrested went to prison, and who is actually the big fish behind it.
In a major joint operation named 'Operation Khojbeen', Indian Coast Guard and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence have apprehended drugs worth over Rs 1,526 crore off the coast of Lakshadweep islands.
The raid was conducted under Operation Cheque Shirts
The accused were arrested at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
They had no documents for the licit possession or export of the foreign currency
DRI seized 155 kg Hashish on two separate occasions
The narcotics were being smuggled to India from Nepal
NIA took over Mundra port heroin seizure case
A whopping 2,988.21 kg heroin worth Rs 21,000 was seized
Eight persons have been arrested so far
Eight persons have been arrested in Mundra port heroin seizure case
An Indian couple who ran a firm that imported the consignment have also been arrested
3000 kg heroin worth around Rs 21,000 crore was seized at Mundra port
DRI arrested two persons in import duty evasion case
They were accused of evasion of tax to the tune of Rs 338 crore
43 kg gold worth Rs 21 crore seized in Imphal
Two persons were arrested in the case
810 Grams of white colored powder was recovered from 54 Capsules while 1415 Grams of white colored powder was recovered from 97 capsules.
They had concealed the capsules filled with cocaine inside their stomachs.
Further investigation in the matter is undergoing.
When intercepted, they claimed that they were coming from Guwahati but denied carrying any contraband with them.
On intense questioning by DRI Siliguri, they finally confessed that the gold is hidden inside the car.
They admitted that the gold was smuggled from Myanmar through a Manipur border and that they were carrying it for delivery in Kolkata.
The seized gold bars are of 99.9 per cent purity and collectively weigh 83.621 kgs.
The gold bars were found to be concealed in specially tailored cloth vests worn by the passengers and the carriers of the smuggled gold were reportedly travelling on a fake Aadhar card id.
The 8 carriers have been arrested under the Customs Act, 1962 and remanded to judicial custody while the further investigation is in progress.
The Additional Director General, of Ludhiana DRI and the two others, are allegedly said to be involved in a Rs 25 lakh bribery case. All three were produced at a special CBI Judge Kiran Bansal's residence.
About 12 kilos of Elephant tusks and five pieces of Tiger teeth - cumulatively valued at Rs 1.147 crores - were recovered and seized by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.
It is suspected that the rather porous border between Myanmar and India has given smugglers the opportunity to push in illegal cigarettes in the country.
On board the Pakistani boat, 194 packets of illicit drugs were recovered by the Coast Guard, the statement said. An Indian fishing boat which was found to be suspicious was also detained along with its crew.
Acting on a tip-off, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) busted a major racket of fake exports to Bangladesh.
The accused had hidden the gold biscuits in specially tailored waist belts.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Saturday arrested an Afghan national for possession of foreign currency worth Rs 3.5 crore (approx).
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