Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)

Context: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence smashed a major network with the seizure of 55.61 kg gold worth ₹28 crore, smuggled through the Myanmar border, from eight persons in Delhi and Lucknow.

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence

• It is the apex anti-smuggling agency of India, working under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
• It is tasked with detecting and curbing smuggling of contraband, including drug trafficking and illicit international trade in wildlife and environmentally sensitive items, as well as combating commercial frauds related to international trade and evasion of Customs duty.

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