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DRI arrests man in Kovai for jumping bail in red sandal smuggling case
A lorry, two cars and Rs 5 crore worth red sandalwood weighing around 11.46 tonnes was seized by authorities.
DRI seizes gold worth Rs 6.6 cr, arrests 8 fliers from Dubai
4 Jan 2024 1:00 AMThe DRI received information that gold in huge quantities was being smuggled to Chennai from Dubai via Sri Lanka
DRI seizes gold worth Rs 4.5 crore; 3 arrested
9 Dec 2023 9:55 PMOn suspicion, the officials intercepted three passengers, including two women who arrived from Dubai
7.2 kg gold worth over Rs 4 cr seized, 2 women staff at airport among...
27 Nov 2023 9:53 PMCHENNAI: Sleuths from Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) secured 5.7 kg gold from the homes of two women employed as ground staffers at the...
DRI seize two elephant tusks from a three-member gang in...
8 Nov 2023 6:14 AMIt may be recalled that in June the Chennai DRI seized two elephant tusks weighing 4.03 kgs and apprehended 7 members of a cartel who were handed over...
FM calls for inter-governmental cooperation to prevent smuggling
30 Oct 2023 9:00 AMSitharaman said that customs authorities should share information among themselves to curb the network of illicit trade and efforts should be made to...
Drugs worth Rs 160 cr seized in Maharashtra
30 Oct 2023 12:15 AMSearch of two premises of a firm called Apex Medichem Private Limited on Saturday led to the seizures
Gold worth Rs 2.5 cr seized from airport staff’s house
25 Oct 2023 8:48 PMThe agency had received a tip-off that a housekeeping staff is helping the smugglers by taking the gold outside the airport without being caught in...