TMI BlogDRI celebrates 66th Founding Day in Gandhinagar, GujaratX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... DRI celebrates 66th Founding Day in Gandhinagar, Gujarat - News and Press Release Dated:- 5-12-2023 - News - DRI celebrates 66th Founding Day in Gandhinagar, Gujarat - - - Dated:- 5-12-2023 - Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman lauds professional excellence of DRI and its officers in curbing smuggling of contraband goods Union Minister of State for Financ ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e Shri Pankaj Chaudhary appreciates DRI in breaking nexus of organised groups Chairman, CBIC, releases 'Smuggling in India Report 2022-23'; appreciates DRI for successful organisation of Global Conference on Cooperation in Enforcement Matters (GCCEM) DRI books 522 smuggling cases involving seizure of Rs. 11,500 crore during FY2022-23: DG DRI Four DRI officers get Veerata Prashast ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... i Patra for their exemplary act of bravery for 2023 The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), the apex anti-smuggling agency of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes Customs (CBIC), celebrated its 66 th Foundation Day at Gift City Club, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. In her message for DRI Foundation Day, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman lauded the prof ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... essional excellence of DRI and its officers for their commendable service in curbing the smuggling of contraband goods such as gold, narcotics, cigarettes and endangered wild flora and fauna. Smt. Sitharaman complimented DRI and its officers, recognising their courage, determination and tireless efforts and wished success in future endeavours. In his message on the occasion, Union Minister ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary appreciated DRI in breaking the nexus of organised groups and in apprehending them in compliance with the law of the land. Shri Chaudhary congratulated Officers of DRI for their dedication and commitment towards combatting tax evasion and smuggling and said that he expects DRI to continue to fulfil its important role of safeguarding the economic interest ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of country. The celebration commenced with Chairman, CBIC, Shri Sanjay Kumar Agarwal inaugurating the function in the presence of Shri Rajiv Talwar, Member (Compliance Management), CBIC, Smt. V. Rama Mathew Member (IT, Taxpayer Services Technology), CBIC and Principal Director General, DRI, Shri Mohan Kumar Singh. The Chairman, CBIC, released the Smuggling in India Repor ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t 2022-23 which analyses trends in Smuggling, Commercial Frauds and International Enforcement Operations Cooperation. In his address on the occasion, CBIC Chairman Shri Agarwal congratulated DRI and its officers for outstanding job in executing its mandate complementing its lean size with highly-skilled officers, and collaboration with other law enforcement agencies. Shri Agarwal emphas ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ised on developing technical expertise in terms of forensics by having larger network of forensic science lab and qualified personnel in India. Elaborating on the new trends of smuggling adopted by smugglers, CBIC Chairman appreciated that DRI has enhanced its technology and data analytics skills to counter the menace of smuggling. Shri Agarwal also appreciated the recent successful organisa ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tion of Global Conference on Cooperation in Enforcement Matters (GCCEM) by DRI on the theme It takes a network to fight a network and emphasised that inter-agency cooperation increases the strength manifold in combatting organised criminal syndicates with global footprints. In his address, Shri Rajiv Talwar, Member (Compliance Management), CBIC, congratulated the DRI fraternity for suc ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... cessfully completing 66 years with a distinguished record while cementing their position as one of the finest law enforcement agencies in the country today and wished that DRI will continue to scale new heights of excellence. While welcoming the dignitaries, Principal DG, DRI, Shri Mohan Kumar Singh presented a report on DRI s performance in the previous financial year. Informing the au ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... dience about the report, Shri Singh said that during the year 2022-23, 522 smuggling cases were booked involving total seizure of Rs. 11,500 crore which includes seizures of 1,300 kg Heroin, 150 kg Cocaine, 250 kg Methamphetamine, 25 MT Ganja, and 1,450 kg Gold. Also, Rs. 4,500 crore of custom duty evasion was detected out of which Rs. 1,800 crore has been voluntarily paid by such evaders. Towards ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... expeditious conclusion of investigations and timely launching of prosecutions, DRI launched a drive and concluded investigations in 944 cases and initiated prosecution in 375 cases in 22-23. On this occasion, the Veerata Prashasti Patra for the year 2023 was bestowed upon the following officers for their exemplary act of bravery in combating organised smuggling: Shri Wazim Musta ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... fa, Deputy Director of Guwahati Zonal Unit Shri Bala Murugesan R, Senior Intelligence Officer of Chennai Zonal Unit Shri Kamatchi Anand K, Senior Intelligence Officer of Chennai Zonal Unit and Shri Aman Kumar, Intelligence Officer of Delhi Zonal Unit On this occasion, DRI was honoured to felicitate Shri Sukumar Shankar, ex-DG DRI and ex-Chairman, CBIC, for his Utkrisht Seva . ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... On this occasion, the 12 th edition of Rajasva Prahari a hindi publication highlighting the article and poems written by officer of DRI was also released by Chairman, CBIC, on this occasion. The inaugural function concluded with the Vote of Thanks by Shri Samir Bajaj, Additional Director General, DRI, Ahmedabad Zonal Unit. The function was attended by senior represent ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... atives from Indian Law Enforcement Agencies and senior officials of CBIC including ex-DRI officers. The event was physically attended by more than 200 participants and was also live streamed. - - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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