Customs
- Crime and Accident
Gold worth Rs 5.58 lakh seized at Mangalur airport
Mangaluru: Gold worth 5.58 lakh was seized from a plane passenger at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA), Customs have said. The seizure of the metal, weighing 116.4 gm, was made on Sunday,…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Gold worth Rs 1.20 crore seized from duo in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Gold worth Rs 1.20 crore was seized from two persons who tried to smuggle it in from Dubai, said the Customs on Monday. The two air passengers, who landed here, were…
- Crime and Accident
New mode of gold smuggling busted by Chennai Customs
Chennai: Chennai Air Customs on Monday said it had busted a new modus operandi of smuggling in gold. In a statement, the Commissioner of Customs, Chennai International Airport said officials found gold granules…
- Crime
Heroin worth Rs 100 crore seized; 2 Tanzanians held
Chennai: Over 15 kg of heroin worth Rs 100 crore was seized at the airport here on Friday and two Tanzanian nationals were arrested in this connection, said a top Customs official.…
- Pakistan
Pakistan withdraws customs duty on cotton yarn import
Islamabad: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of Pakistan has approved to withdraw customs duty on import of cotton yarn till June 30 to facilitate the textile sector, the Finance Ministry here said. The…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Customs Dept refuses to share seized gold’s details
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Customs Department refused to divulge information about the seized gold and valuables to an RTI activist and wrote Nil in reply. The activist is now planning to file the first…
- Crime and Accident
Chennai Airport: Customs officials seize gold
Chennai: Customs officials at Chennai International Airport seized 300 grams of gold worth Rs 11.8 lakh here on Tuesday from an Indian national who had arrived from Riyadh. The accused was identified…