Mumbai airport: 30 kg gold worth Rs 38 crore caught by customs from 24 women. Here's how they concealed gold bars and jewelleryThe Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 29.37 kg of gold worth Rs 37.74 crore and arrested 24 carriers at Mumbai Airport. This...
10 Apr, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
How four pulled off a 'Special 26'-style robbery by posing as DRI officersIn a brazen daylight robbery, four individuals impersonating Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials robbed a metal trading age...
09 Jul, 2025, 05.20 PM IST
Fifth anniversary of demonetisation: 2020 witnessed 190% jump in fake currency seizureFake ₹2,000 notes made up the large part of seizure conducted by the state police, National Investigation Agency and Directorate of Revenue...
09 Nov, 2021, 06.28 AM IST
DRI detects double benefit by traders from IGST, compensation cess exemptionIn notices issued to several importers, the DRI field units have said that the importers were ineligible to claim refunds on exported goods...
20 Nov, 2020, 01.40 PM IST
NIA arrests man wanted in fake currency caseSaddam, a 22-year-old resident of Malda in West Bengal, was wanted in the case registered after fake currency notes were seized in Visakhap...
29 Apr, 2019, 09.05 PM IST
Rs 3.96 lakh in fake notes seized along India-Bangladesh borderThe Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and the Border Security Force (BSF) conducted the operation in the Charianantpur area of Mald...
04 Nov, 2017, 06.53 PM IST
Custom officials directed not to clear consignments on suspicions of fake currency, contrabandUnconfirmed reports also suggest that certain other authorities like ED and excise department were involved in checking imported consignmen...
18 Mar, 2017, 10.21 PM IST
40kg of gold worth Rs 12 crore seized, Noida SEZ exporter arrestedDRI officials conducted searches on multiple locations in the national capital on Monday to track other gold consignments diverted by the e...
20 Dec, 2016, 09.36 AM IST
UAE likely to extradite Abdullah Haji to IndiaHaji, a native of Kasargode in Kerala, was detained in the UAE for allegedly being part of the global syndicate involved in the smuggling.
18 May, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
China new transit hub for Pakistan operators to smuggle Fake Indian Currency NotesPakistan based operators are sending the fake currency by air carriers not only to Nepal and Bangladesh but also routing it via Dubai, Kual...
21 Apr, 2014, 03.46 PM IST
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence alerts international airports to check black money during pollsDRI has asked customs officials posted at international transit points to remain extra vigilant during the Lok Sabha polls.
09 Apr, 2014, 03.23 PM IST
Increase in Pakistan-printed fake currency notes smuggling to IndiaDRI has found that neighbouring Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh among others have fast emerged as new routes for smugglers to push Pakistan...
09 Mar, 2014, 09.22 AM IST
Suspected ISI agent held in BiharA suspected ISI agent was arrested near Raxaul town in East Champaran district in connection with a case of smuggling fake Indian currency.
11 Aug, 2013, 05.44 PM IST
- Fake currency notes circulation on the rise in Bihar
Police and DRI sleuths have seized FICN of face value of 41.40 lakh during 2011 so far, police said.
16 Dec, 2011, 11.32 AM IST
- DRI seeks nod from MEA to quiz diplomats of the North Korean and Vietnamese embassies in car scam
Six more embassies are under the scanner with DRI having found details of half-a-dozen cars imported by diplomats from as many embassies be...
22 Jul, 2011, 08.41 AM IST
- Secret Indian currency template compromised: CBI
This is possibly why fake but real-looking Indian currency notes are being pumped in to subvert the country's economy. How to identify fake...
13 Aug, 2009, 10.42 PM IST
- Counterfeit currency notes seized in Kerala
Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence have seized counterfeit Indian currency notes with a face value of Rs 20 lakh from a p...
30 Apr, 2007, 11.10 AM IST