DRI seized contraband goods worth Rs 1,949 crore in 2019-2020.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted foreign-Origin gold, weighing 66.4 kilogram and worth Rs 35 crore, last month which were smuggled into India via the indo-Myanmar border, after seizing 83.62 kg of gold bars worth around Rs 43 crore in Delhi that came via the same route. DRI, which has a mandate of countering organized crime groups engaged in smuggling of contraband goods, made significant ‘seizures’ this year and will celebrate its 63rd ‘Founding Day’ on Friday ‘virtually’due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“In view of the COVID-19 pandemic and the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Home Affairs, this time the celebration will be done virtually on a digital platform in the presence of the Union Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, and the Minister of State for Finance, Anurag Singh Thakur,” a DRI official said. The official added, “As part of the 63rd Founding Day celebrations, a panel discussion on Trade-Based Money Laundering is also been organised through video conferencing with the representatives from AustralianBorder Force, Netherlands and the INTERPOL.”
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