New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has carried out a series of operations across India, seizing foreign currency worth over Rs 3.5 crore, nearly 13,000 e-cigarettes valued at more than Rs 4 crore, 6.642 kg of amphetamine and two elephant tusks, the Ministry of Finance said in separate releases on Tuesday.

The operations were conducted in Kolkata, Bhopal, Assam and at Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Maharashtra as part of the agency's crackdown on smuggling, drug trafficking and illegal trade.

In Kolkata, DRI officers intercepted seven passengers travelling to Bangkok at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on November 6 and recovered foreign currency worth Rs 3.12 crore.

According to the min...