The 1985 batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) (Customs), Debi Prasad Dash, was appointed the Director General of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) last week. He was the acting head of the DRI for the past five months. He has earlier worked in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), New York, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He is a recipient of the President's Award for specially distinguished record of service and Merit Award from the World Customs Organisation (WCO). He was appointed by the UN Secretary-General as the head of the International Panel of Experts of the UN Security Council, monitoring arms embargo, travel ban and financial sanctions in Africa and was a member of the INTERPOL Working Group on Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism.