FM Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates DRI's 65th Founding Day Celebrations



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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence's (DRI) 65th Founding Day celebrations in New Delhi. During the event, she encouraged DRI officials to pursue and bring to justice the main handlers and financiers of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) cases. The Minister also released the 'Smuggling in India Report 2021-22' and highlighted DRI's significant achievements, including the destruction of over 44,000 kg of drugs.

Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates DRIs 65th Founding Day Celebrations FM exhorted DRI officials to catch main handlers and perpetrators/financer in NDPS cases and bring them to their logical conclusion MoS Finance emphasises on no-tolerance policy in the NDPS cases Ms. Mishal Queenie DCosta from Mumbai Zonal Unit, and Shri Bipul Biswas, from Kolkata Zonal Unit get the DRI Bravery Award for the year, 2022 for their exemplary act of bravery Sh. R. Gopalnathan,
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The Union Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, inaugurated the DRI's 65th Founding Day Celebrations.

The Finance Minister urged DRI officials to focus on apprehending the main handlers and financiers in NDPS cases and bringing these cases to their logical conclusion.

The 'Smuggling in India Report 2021-22' was released during the event.

Ms. Mishal Queenie D’Costa from Mumbai Zonal Unit and Shri Bipul Biswas from Kolkata Zonal Unit received the 'DRI Bravery Award for the year, 2022'.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) is the apex anti-smuggling intelligence and investigation agency functioning under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

The Minister of State for Finance emphasised a no-tolerance policy in NDPS cases.




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