Tag: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence

DRI seizes four elephant tusks, ivory articles; three held

October 2, 2026 admin

The seized elephant tusks and ivory articles. Four elephant tusks weighing about 17 kg, including intricately carved ivory articles, were seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Hyderabad, while an alleged sale deal was underway, officials said. Three persons allegedly involved in the illegal sale were apprehended during the operation in Banjara Hills. Acting…

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NCB dismantles transnational drug syndicate, arrests Myanmar-based “kingpin”

July 23, 2026 admin

Kerala police are investigating Instagram and YouTube ‘educational channels’ that offer test-paper clues to lure anxious school students taking Onam mid-term examinations

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has dismantled a transnational drug trafficking syndicate with the arrest in Manipur of its alleged kingpin who operated from Haichin in Myanmar’s Chin State, the agency said on Wednesday (July 22, 2026). “Nengzatuan alias Tuanpi was apprehended from Churachandpur, Manipur. Investigation has established that he was one of the principal…

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Four persons arrested for attempt to steal valuables at DRI premises in Teynampet

June 9, 2026 admin

Four persons have been arrested for tying up a security guard and attempting to steal valuables after breaking the window of a car parked inside the office premises of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on G.N. Road in T. Nagar. According to the police, John Kennedy, a security guard employed at the DRI office,…

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Gold Worth Rs 19 Crore Seized In Pan-India Operation, 11 Arrested

October 15, 2023 admin

The syndicate was involved in the smuggling of foreign-origin gold (Representative) Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized gold worth Rs 19 crore from three locations in a pan-India operation and arrested 11 persons who were part of a smuggling syndicate, an official said on Sunday. The syndicate smuggled gold into India through…

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Gold Smuggling Racket Busted In Mumbai, 5 African Women Among 8 Arrested

October 12, 2023 admin

The five women were used as carriers of smuggled gold (File) Mumbai: Sales proceeds from smuggled gold worth Rs 3.62 crore as well as Rs 2.95 crore cash and 2.1 kilograms of gold were seized following a raid by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on a gold melting facility and a jewellery shop, an official…

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