DRI seizes over than Rs 1,000 cr of contraband each month, says agency's DG

Statement made at Ficci Cascade event, where it was revealed that World Customs Organization has evolved strategies to tackle illicit trade using AI, ML, blockchain to disrupt the practice

The enormity of the issue of smuggling can be gauged from the fact that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seizes more than Rs 1,000 crore of contraband every month, said Mohan Kumar Singh, Director General, DRI at the Ficci Cascade ‘Anti-Smuggling Day’ event.

“Today, smugglers use sophisticated methods and technologies to smuggle goods across international borders. This kind of illicit trade of counterfeiting and smuggling is a global risk that has negative impact on economic activities, deprives governments of revenue, forces a high burden on taxpayers, exposes customers to dangerous products, and provides linkages to terrorism,” he said at