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Telangana forest dept bust gang smuggling turtles from UP
Hyderabad: The state forest department’s vigilance and anti-poaching squads on Saturday caught an inter-state gang of two involved in illegal trade of Assam roofed turtles here. Based on a reliable information received,…
- World
Afghanistan sees 45 pc surge in poppy cultivation, drug smuggling
Kabul: Afghanistan has witnessed a 45 per cent surge in poppy cultivation and drug smuggling this year when compared to the same period last year, the Afghan deputy minister of counter-narcotics said…
- Hyderabad News
Zambian smuggling 8 kg heroin held at Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad: A Zambian woman was on Sunday caught here for allegedly smuggling 8 kg of heroin worth Rs 53 crore, said the Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). Makumba Carol of Zambia arrived…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Two passengers with gold worth Rs 44.8 lakh held at Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad: Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officials nabbed two passengers who were allegedly smuggling gold in paste form worth approximately Rs 44.80 lakh at Hyderabad Airport on Thursday. On Thursday, at around…
- Offbeat
‘Diabolically clever’: Anand Mahindra on creative secret drawer in truck to hide liquor
New Delhi: Business tycoon Anand Mahindra on Friday shared a video of a pickup truck being used to smuggle alcohol and was left surprised by the level of creativity put into it.…
- Hyderabad News
Over 1.5 kg smuggled gold paste seized in Hyderabad, woman passenger detained
Hyderabad: Gold weighing more than 1.5 kg and valued at Rs 74.87 lakh was seized from a woman passenger at the international airport here, Customs officials said on Wednesday. The gold concealed…
- India
NIA searches 5 locations in Kerala in connection with gold smuggling case
Mallapuram/Kozhikode: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday conducted searches at five locations in Kerala in connection with the gold smuggling case. “Today (20.11.2020), NIA conducted searches at five locations in Mallapuram and…
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CBI arrests former BSF Commandant in cattle smuggling case
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested former Commandant, Border Security Force (BSF) in connection with an illegal cattle smuggling case. The arrested person will be produced before…
- Crime
Gold worth lakhs of Rupees seized from woman passenger
Kochi: Gold worth lakhs of Rupees was seized by Customs on Friday from a woman passenger at Kannur International Airport, with officers suspecting it to be the handiwork of a Gulf-based smuggling…
- India
Kerala gold smuggling: HC reserves order on bail plea of ex-secy
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Friday reserved its order on the anticipatory bail pleas filed by M Sivasankar, former principal secretary in Kerala Chief Minister’s Office, in connection with the Kerala gold smuggling case. A single-judge…
- India
Kochi court allows Customs to arrest Swapna Suresh in dollar smuggling case
Kochi: A local court in Kochi on Wednesday granted permission to the Customs department to arrest Swapna Suresh and Sarith PS, who are key accused in the Kerala gold smuggling, in connection with a dollar smuggling case. Additional…
- Crime and Accident
Bengal man held for smuggling hilsa fish from Bangladesh
Kolkata: Border Security Force personnel apprehended one person from West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district for allegedly smuggling 29 kilogram of hilsa from Bangladesh, BSF said on Friday. During night patrolling at Dobarpara…
- India
Chennai Air Customs seizes 1.45 kg gold from passenger
Chennai: Chennai Air Customs on Saturday said that it has seized 1.45 kg gold worth Rs 78.4 lakh from a passenger’s personal goods which had arrived as unaccompanied baggage from Dubai. According…
- Crime
Chennai Air Customs seize narcotics worth Rs 1.65 crore
Chennai: Two postal parcels from Belgium and Netherlands containing narcotics were detained by Customs, said Commissioner of Customs, Chennai International Airport on Wednesday. In a statement issued here the Customs said two postal…
- News
BSF constable held in cross-border smuggling case dismissed
Chandigarh: A BSF constable, who was arrested by the Punjab Police in a cross-border drugs and weapons smuggling case, has been dismissed from service, said an official statement of the BSF on…
- Crime
3 nabbed in B’luru for attempting to sell deer antlers
Bengaluru: Three middlemen have been arrested in the city for attempting to sell deer antlers or horns procured from unknown forest sources at Rs 5 lakh, an official said on Friday. “We…
- Delhi
Delhi’s minor boy held in Agra for smuggling cannabis
Agra: In a shocking incident, a Class 12 student of a Delhi school, along with two others, was arrested on Thursday by the GRP in Agra with 20 kg of cannabis which…
- Crime
Inter-state gang of drug smugglers busted in UP, 6 held
Banda (UP): With the arrest of six people, police here have busted an inter-state gang of narcotics smugglers, a senior officer said on Wednesday. On a tip-off, four vehicles were intercepted by…
- India
Smuggling of gold, cigarettes, liquor surges amid COVID
New Delhi: Gold, cigarettes and liquor were among high tax items which topped the list of smuggled goods across India amid the current coronavirus crisis that has led to economic distress. Smuggling…
- India
Ex – UAE consulate staff held in Kerala for smuggling 30 kg gold
Kochi: Swapna Suresh, a former employee at consulate of the UAE in Kerala, has been questioned for her alleged role in a massive gold smuggling racket. The Customs Department unearthed 30 kg…
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Hyderabad: PDS rice smuggling racket busted in Old city
Hyderabad: In a joint operation, the sleuths of Commissioner’s task force, South zone team along with civil supplies officials apprehended two persons who were procuring and transporting PDS rice illegally from Hyderabad…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Marijuana smuggling racket busted, 4 held
Hyderabad: Task Force of Hyderabad City Police busted a racket of Marijuana smuggling and seized Narcotic substances worth lacs of rupees. DCP of Task Force, Radha Krishan Rao told that the Kingpin…
- Pakistan
Pak PM directs authorities for action against smuggling
Islamabad: Pakistan Premier Imran Khan has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Interior Ministry and other law enforcement agencies to take stringent action against smuggling in the country. The Prime Minister has…
- Crime and Accident
8 arrested in pangolin smuggling racket in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: At least eight persons were arrested in Odisha on charges of being involved in an international pangolin smuggling racket, a forest official said on Sunday. Athagarh forest division officials arrested eight…
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WB: Two lynched by mob over cattle smuggling suspicion
Coochbehar: Eleven people have been arrested after two persons were allegedly beaten to death over suspicion of cow smuggling at Putimari Fauleswari village in West Bengal’s Coochbehar on Thursday. Both deceased identified…
- Crime and Accident
Tamil Nadu: 150 kg lugworms seized, 8 arrested
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu): Mandapam Forest Department in Rameswaram arrested eight smugglers and seized nearly 150 kg of lugworms from them on Tuesday. The accused have been identified as Perumal (36), Sengeni (45),…
- India
UP policemen held for liquor smuggling, probe ordered
Chandauli : Even as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is trying hard to refurbish the image of UP Police, police personnel are happily crossing over to the other side of law. Last week, three…
- News
16 US Marines arrested in drugs, human smuggling probe
Washington: Sixteen US Marines were arrested on Thursday for alleged involvement in various illegal activities ranging from human smuggling to drug-related offences, the US Marine Corps said. The arrests took place during…
- Business
GJC urges gold import duty be cut to 4% to curb smuggling
KOLKATA: The All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) on Monday said it has proposed that the government reduce import duty of gold to 4 per cent in order curb smuggling…
- Hyderabad News
Hyderabad: Marijuana chocolates being sold in pan shops
HYDERABAD: Nowadays, drug peddlers are ditching conventional methods of smuggling marijuana and adopting new ways. Two people were held on Saturday after Telangana excise department officials in Medchal-Malkajgiri district conducted raids and…
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