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‘Pushpa’ gang busted: DRI seizes red sanders worth ₹6.26 crore, four arrested while trying to smuggle restricted high-value wood

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“Specific intelligence was developed by the officers of DRI that red sanders were being clandestinely secreted at various godowns in Chennai and its outskirts and the same are being attempted for export from Chennai via Delhi. Accordingly, DRI officers carried out coordinated systematic searches at three premises from 09.12.2025 to 11.12.2025,” a press release issued by the Ministry of Finance reads.
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Cocaine worth ₹47 crore hidden in coffee packets seized from a woman at Mumbai Airport, five arrested

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In a significant crackdown on international drug trafficking, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 4.7 kg of cocaine worth approximately ₹47 crore from...
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DRI busts gold smuggling syndicate involving transit passengers and airport staff at Mumbai airport; gold worth Rs 12.58 crore seized

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Under Operation Golden Sweep, the DRI dismantled a transnational gold smuggling syndicate involving foreign nationals, airport employees, handlers, and masterminds operating between Mumbai and Dubai, exposing serious insider threats within India’s aviation security network.
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Kerala journalist who complained against CM Pinarayi Vijayan in corruption case, now booked for ‘making porn’

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The journalist had earlier exposed CM Vijayan in SNC-Lavalin case. The Police states that he also is behind Suresh's allegations against CM Vijayan.
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Mundra port: DRI and customs intercept possible radioactive substances sent from Pakistan to China

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The statement by the Adani group informed that the cargo which was intercepted by the DRI and Customs officials at the Mundra port in Gujarat’s Kutch district was en route from Karachi in Pakistan to Shanghai in China.
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DRI seizes 25kg heroin worth Rs 125 crore concealed in a container at Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai, arrests a businessman

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DRI detects heroin concealed in a groundnut oil container at Mumbai port, importer says he was paid ₹10,000 per consignment
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Congress politician, Mohammad Jamadar, arrested for gold smuggling after a 45 minute chase

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The remand application declared the Congress neta to be the mastermind of the racket since 2015.

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