Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
About
- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) is the premier intelligence and enforcement agency of the Government of India on anti-smuggling matters.
- DRI functions under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. It was constituted in 1957.
- DRI enforces the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 and over fifty other allied Acts including the Arms Act, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPSA), Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (COFEPOSA) Act, Wildlife Act, Antiquities Act etc.
- DRI undertakes collection, collation, analysis and dissemination of intelligence relating to smuggling, carries out investigations, adjudication of cases and prosecution of the arrested persons.