{"id":364048,"date":"2026-06-01T15:55:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=364048"},"modified":"2026-06-01T15:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:25:06","slug":"operation-chakravyuh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/operation-chakravyuh\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Chakravyuh"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) carried out Operation Chakravyuh in Kerala and seized substantial quantities of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Operation Chakravyuh<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 249px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image001OXW1.jpg?resize=249%2C330&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Operation Chakravyuh\" width=\"249\" height=\"330\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Conducted by: <\/strong> Operation Chakravyuh refers to an anti-narcotics operations carried out by the<strong>\u00a0Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Seizures Made: 24 kilograms of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances have been seized in these operations from Kochi, Malappuram and Thiruvananthapuram.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The seized substances included <strong>methaqualone, methamphetamine and hashish oil, intended for illicit distribution and trafficking.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Five individuals<\/strong>, including key operatives involved in the trafficking networks, have been apprehended under the provisions of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/drug-usage-and-the-ndps-act\/#What_is_Narcotics_and_Psychotropic_Substances_NDPS_Act\"><strong>Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985<\/strong>.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1182535546133835776\/1Mz7okzj_400x400.jpg?resize=230%2C230&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Directorate of Revenue Intelligence \" width=\"230\" height=\"230\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: DRI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)<\/strong>\u00a0serves as India\u2019s\u00a0<strong>apex anti-smuggling agency<\/strong>, functioning under the\u00a0<strong>Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)<\/strong>, Ministry of Finance.<\/li>\n<li>It is primarily responsible for\u00a0<strong>detecting and preventing smuggling activities<\/strong>, including\u00a0<strong>drug trafficking<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>illicit international trade in wildlife<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>environmentally sensitive goods<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The DRI also plays a crucial role in\u00a0<strong>combating commercial frauds<\/strong>\u00a0related to\u00a0<strong>international trade<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>preventing evasion of customs duties<\/strong>, thereby safeguarding the nation\u2019s economic and environmental interests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) carried out Operation Chakravyuh in Kerala and seized substantial quantities of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. About Operation Chakravyuh Conducted by: Operation Chakravyuh refers to an anti-narcotics operations carried out by the\u00a0Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).\u00a0 Seizures Made: 24 kilograms of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances have been seized&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/operation-chakravyuh\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Operation Chakravyuh<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11959,1760,12039],"tags":[11872,3590],"class_list":["post-364048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-defence","category-polity-and-nation","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364048\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}