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Suspicion not enough: Delhi High Court quashes Lokpal order for CBI probe against DRI officer
April 09, 2026 12:45 pm
The Delhi High Court was hearing a plea by a senior intelligence officer seeking the quashing of a Lokpal-ordered CBI inquiry against him in connection with a smuggling syndicate case.
DRI seeks 7-year jail for Kannada actress Ranya Rao, aides for smuggling over 100 kg of gold
November 21, 2025 3:54 pm
: Actress Ranya Rao, stepdaughter of senior Karnataka police officer K Ramachandra Rao, was arrested on her arrival from Dubai on March 3 with a consignment of 14.2 kg of gold, which was strapped on her body.
'Operation Bullion Blaze': Melting units and illegal shops raided in Mumbai, gold worth Rs 15 crore seized
November 12, 2025 4:12 pm
DRI arrested 11 people, including the mastermind behind the racket, which allegedly smuggled gold to India to melt in covert furnaces and illegally sold the refined bullion on the grey market.
DRI busts factory involved in manufacturing Alprazolam in Gujarat's Valsad, seizes drugs worth ₹22 crore
November 06, 2025 1:56 pm
DRI arrested two people directly involved in the manufacturing and financing of Alprazolam, and an employee assisting them in production in Gujarat's Valsad.
DRI seizes Chinese-origin firecrackers worth Rs 4.82 crore at Nhava Sheva port
October 21, 2025 2:06 am
The agency said that they have arrested a key person in the case and questioned him to get leads on others involved in the illegal import of Chinese-origin fireworks into India.
'Operation Deep Manifest': DRI seizes 800 metric tonnes of Pakistan origin goods worth ₹ 12 crore, two arrested
September 13, 2025 11:58 pm
Such operations started post the Pahalgam terror attack after the Centre imposed a complete ban on direct or indirect import of Pakistan-origin goods to India on May 2 this year
DRI slaps Rs 102-crore penalty on Kannada actress Ranya Rao for gold smuggling activities
September 02, 2025 10:37 pm
The investigations of the gold smuggling case involving the actress, who is the stepdaughter of a senior Karnataka police officer, revealed that she had gone 31 times to Dubai since 2024 and smuggled nearly 127 kg of gold valued at over Rs 100 crore, DRI sources said.
Five drug mules returning via Bengaluru after Thailand holiday nabbed by DRI with 72 kg of hydroponic ganja
August 22, 2025 11:24 pm
The DRI's pan India operation to crackdown on the smuggling of hydroponic ganja from Thailand began on August 20 under an operation titled “WeedOut”
Mumbai: DRI busts racket involved in duty evasion of Rs 30 crore in luxury furniture import; 3 arrested
July 22, 2025 11:03 pm
The anti-smuggling agency's investigation revealed that the beneficial owner, a well-known luxury furniture brand, was sourcing luxury furniture from reputed Italian and other European brands
Woman travelling from Doha arrested at Mumbai airport with cocaine worth Rs 62.6 crore
July 15, 2025 11:37 am
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials said the contraband—6,261 grams of cocaine in 300 capsules—was concealed in Oreo and chocolate boxes.
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