With reference to Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), consider the following statements: It has been designated as the lead agency for the Anti-Smuggling National Coordination Centre. It works under Ministry of Home Affairs. Operation Clean Art was conducted by the DRI. Which of the statements given above/are correct?

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[A] 1 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 3 only

[D] 1 and 2 only

Answer: A

Notes:

Statement 1 is correct
Statement 2 is incorrect: It works under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), Ministry of Finance.
Statement 3 is incorrect: Operation Clean Art was conducted by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB). DRI recently conducted Operation Molten metal to nab several Indian and foreign nationals suspected to be indulging in smuggling gold into India from Hong Kong using the air cargo route.

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