DRI seizes 60,000 kg smuggled areca nuts in North-East

May 22, 2026

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized around 60,000 kg of smuggled foreign-origin areca nuts in two major operations conducted in the North-East...

DRI seizes 114 MT Areca Nuts worth Rs 8.61 crores at Chennai ports

Feb 07, 2023

On examination of the containers, it was found that the gunny bags stacked in the first two rows contained the declared cargo "Compounded Animal...

DRI busts areca nuts smuggling racket, 5 held

Aug 09, 2023

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested five persons and seized more than 50 metric tonnes of areca nuts, being illegally smuggled into...

DRI seizes 60,000 kg of smuggled foreign-originated areca nuts in North-East region; 5 held

May 22, 2026

In two major operations on May 21 and earlier in the week in the North East region, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)'s Guwahati...

Mizoram: Assam Rifles seizes heroin, areca nuts worth 1.5 crore

Nov 14, 2024

Assam Rifles in collaboration with local law enforcement agencies seized a substantial cache of Heroin No 4 and Illegal Areca Nuts with a total...

Areca nuts worth Rs 3.25 crore seized at Andhra's Krishnapatnam Port

May 13, 2020

Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 14 : Officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in Nellore and Vijayawada seized a total of 113...