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Bengaluru airport: 18 non-indigenous animals recovered from passengers arr
Updated : 1 day, 13 hours ago IST
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has recovered 18 "non-indigenous" animals in the checked-in baggage of three passengers arriving from Bangkok.
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DRI recovers smuggled rare 139 animals from Bengaluru farmhouse
Updated : 1 day, 13 hours ago IST
In a joint operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Karnataka Forest Department have recovered 139 animals belonging to 48 different species, including 34 that were listed species under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (C
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High import tariff adding fillip to illicit gold trade
Updated : 1 day, 22 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI/Mediawire): Raising import duty on gold serves as an incentive for smugglers. Lowering the duty gradually could help grow the organised trade.
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DRI Mumbai intercepts smuggled consignments of insecticides in India
Updated : 4 days, 12 hours ago IST
During the last one month, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai intercepted several consignments of insecticides being smuggled into India with the active connivance of the Chinese suppliers of these items, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said on Tuesday.
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Smuggling racket busted in Mumbai, gold worth Rs 21 crore recovered
Updated : 4 days, 14 hours ago IST
A gold smuggling racket was busted in Mumbai with the recovery of gold worth Rs 21 crore, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said on Tuesday.
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Two passengers from Dubai held at Mumbai Airport, gold worth Rs 4.54 cr re
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Foiling smuggling bid, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials on Tuesday arrested two passengers from Dubai at the Mumbai airport and recovered gold worth Rs 4.54 crore.
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DRI arrests 4 persons involved in illicit trade of smuggled cigarettes wor
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
DRI Raipur unit had received a tip off that a huge quantity of foreign cigarettes was being transported in a truck. Acting on the information, surveillance was increased for the suspected truck. The officials stopped the truck near Raipur and searched it.
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Gold worth Rs 2.05 Cr seized at Coimbatore airport, one arrested
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
As many as six passengers were intercepted, while one was arrested by the Coimbatore Directorate of Revenue Intelligence who brought gold in concealment from Sharjah, informed officials on Monday.
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Routes for smuggling wildlife across countries often the ones used to traf
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The porous international borders with Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, China and other Southeast Asian countries, and a growing aviation market make the fight against the illegal wildlife trade increasingly difficult in India, said the report which was released by Union Finance Minister Sitharama
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Gold smuggling leads to growth of mafia groups, is a heavy drain on India'
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
In a report -- Smuggling in India Report 2021 -- which was released by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, the government agency said it had always risen to the challenge and made great inroads into breaking the gold smuggling syndicates over the years.
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Cocaine started coming into India, says Sitharaman asking DRI to ensure sm
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
In 2021-22, seizures of cocaine increased 3,479 per cent from 8.667 kg to 310.21 kg, an annual report produced by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said on Monday. In 2019-20, the seizure was 1.108 kg.
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Smugglers adapt to changing dynamics of pandemic, start novel way of ops:
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
In the report, a chapter -- Smuggling: Emerging trends during the pandemic -- provides a bird's eye view of the overall trends which have emerged during the pandemic. It reported on the various aspects of smuggling in gold, narcotics, and other contraband like cigarettes.
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