The incident took place in the DRI office in Seminary Hills on June 16. Meanwhile, a case of accidental death has been registered and further probe is underway.
Three people were detained for interrogation after the boat carrying smuggled gold was seized near Tamil Nadu.
The destruction was carried out in the presence of members of the drug disposal committee headed by the additional commissioner, deputy commissioner (disposal) Customs (Prev), HQ Patna and the deputy/assistant commissioner of customs (P) division Motihari, Muzaffarpur and Raxaul.
The case was initially investigated by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), which apprehended Munna Singh in 2015.
Delhi news: A senior DRI officer said that the accused arrived at IGI from Nairobi on August 22 (Tuesday).
The entire 40-feet container was found to be stuffed with foreign-origin cigarettes which are banned for import into India due to their non-compliance with Indian standards.
Operation Eastern Gateway: On the basis of intelligence inputs, 8 persons of the syndicate were identified and in a simultaneous and well-coordinated operation at three locations all were apprehended red-handed.
The consignment originated in Entebbe, Uganda and arrived at the Delhi Airport via Dubai.
The contraband, seized on Thursday, is one of the major narcotic seizures in the recent times, they said.
Acting on a tip-off, the DRI officials mounted surveillance near the Dhar-Indore highway and intercepted a private car with two passengers.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 497 grams of heroin worth Rs 1.5 crore.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Thursday busted an international racket of drug smuggling.
Krunal admitted that he was unaware of the rules, apologised and even agreed to pay the penalties on the same.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 1638 kg of cannabis worth Rs 2.45 crore. The Marijuana was procured at Visakhapatnam and was being taken to Bhubaneswar.
The woman had brought the tusks from Assam, concealed inside her side bag, under instructions from her husband and was about to hand over the same to him in the station itself.
A detailed search of the passengers and their baggage resulted in recovery of euros 1,52,000, equivalent to Rs 1.27 crore, the officials said.
The move comes after the arrest of one of the flight attendants of Jet Airways for allegedly smuggling forex worth over Rs three crore to Hong Kong.
A DRI raid at the residence of a retired army officer on Saturday unearthed 117 kg of nilgai meat, animal skin, ivory and 40 guns besides Rs 1 crore in cash.
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