November 17, 2025 11:27 AM
DRI seizes smuggled firecrackers worth Rs 5 crore at Mundra port, one arrested
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 30,000 pieces of smuggled Chinese-origin firecrackers worth around ₹5 crore at Mundra port in Gujarat, uncovering yet another major smuggling attempt under its ongoing operation “Fire Trail”. Acting on intelligence inputs, DRI officers intercepted a 40-foot container arriving from China that had been declared as carrying “water glass sets” and “flower receptacles”. A detailed inspection revealed that the front layer of legit...