DRI, Customs seize 3,029 kg narcotics worth Rs 3,365 crore till OctoberDuring the period, about 260 kg of gold valued at over Rs 254 crore was also seized in 461 cases. In a written reply to a question in the L...
01 Dec, 2025, 04.34 PM IST
Gold worth Rs 12.56 cr seized from Kannada actress at Bengaluru airport: DRIKannada actress Ranya Rao was intercepted by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officers at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, w...
05 Mar, 2025, 04.28 PM IST
Customs, DRI seize 847 kg of gold worth Rs 544 cr in Apr-Jun: SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reported that Customs and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers seized 847 kg of gold, val...
30 Jul, 2024, 04.22 PM IST
108 kg gold bar route: Smuggled from 7 nations to Tibet, then IndiaGold smuggling from the gulf countries and sea routes is common but the recent incident in eastern Ladakh suggests that smugglers might be ...
22 Jul, 2024, 12.40 AM IST
DRI seizes contrabands worth Rs 3,500 cr in FY 24; narcotic drugs, gold major contributorsRevenue Intelligence officers seized contrabands worth Rs 3,500 crore in FY 2023-24, with narcotic drugs and gold seizures constituting a m...
20 Jun, 2024, 12.35 PM IST
Enforcement agencies seized 3,083 kg gold till November this year; Kerala accounts for maximum seizuresEnforcement agencies have seized 3,083 kg of gold till November this year, with Kerala accounting for the maximum number of seizures, Parli...
12 Dec, 2022, 04.05 PM IST
DRI seizes more than 6kgs of smuggled gold worth Rs 2.50 crore in two separate incidentsThe Directorate of Revenue Intelligence recovered gold on board the Sealdah bound Teesta Torsa Express based on a tip.
28 Oct, 2019, 02.59 PM IST
Smuggled cigarettes worth Rs 2.69 crore seized, one arrestedAccording to reports, the consignment of cigarettes was smuggled from Myanmar to India.
12 Sep, 2019, 06.08 PM IST
Gold smugglers turn new-age alchemists to evade detection at airportsThe idea is to ensure that gold, in the new form, is concealed in a hard metallic device or container and goes undetected by scanners.
12 Nov, 2017, 04.10 PM IST
Gold smuggling in India makes a new record, crosses Rs 1,000 croreGold smuggling is at all-time high in India as seizure in illicit trade has crossed Rs 1,000 cr mark in one financial year.
28 May, 2015, 10.08 AM IST
Gold smuggling at all-time high, seizures total Rs 1,000 croreIn two years, since government increased duty on gold to 10% to rein in a yawning current account deficit, gold smuggling has grown by 900%.
27 May, 2015, 10.45 AM IST
87kg gold seizure in West Bengal's Siliguri is country’s biggestIn the largest ever gold seizure by law enforcement agencies in the country, officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence have seize...
29 Mar, 2015, 10.35 AM IST
Customs officials put on alert to check gold smugglingThe move comes following a three-fold jump in the cases of gold smuggling since the beginning of this fiscal compared to approximately the ...
19 Oct, 2014, 12.38 PM IST
Over three-fold increase in gold smuggling; airports on alertAn alert has been issued by DRI, the lead agency to check smuggling and customs duty evasion, to all international transit points across th...
16 Oct, 2014, 06.22 PM IST
Gold haul up 5-fold to Rs 565 crore in 2013-14Sources said the value of gold actually smuggled could be over 10-20 times this amount. Some estimates put seizures at 1-2% of actual smugg...
28 Apr, 2014, 08.49 AM IST
Import Duty triggers rise in crimeThe 10 per cent import duty on gold spurs unprecedented smuggling. Smugglers are skipping the traditional routes and tapping into fake curr...
18 Nov, 2013, 11.46 AM IST
Gold smuggling: Dubai to Chennai via DelhiThe two carriers were arrested when they were leaving the house while the two Sri Lankan nationals were arrested after the house was raided.
05 Aug, 2013, 11.07 AM IST