smuggling
- Hyderabad
EAGLE force busts drug smuggling bid, seizes 500 kg ganja
Hyderabad: In a major crackdown on narcotics trafficking, the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) Force successfully conducted a high-risk inter-state operation in Odisha, resulting in the seizure of 500…
- Hyderabad
Bus conductor honoured for foiling ganja smuggling in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: After a bus conductor’s presence of mind foiled a ganja smuggling attempt in Miyapur, the Kukatpally Deputy Commissioner of Police honoured him with cash reward on Tuesday, June 2. On the…
- India
Karnataka forest officials bust smuggling racket, seize timber worth Rs 28L
Mysuru: Forest department officials have busted an alleged timber smuggling network transporting valuable Beete wood logs illegally from forest regions of Virajpet in Kodagu district. Officials seized a truck carrying timber worth…
- India
SC to hear ED plea against Mamata Banerjee in I-PAC raid case today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday in connection with the Indian Political…
- Telangana
Illegal sand smuggling busted in Khammam, three tippers seized
Hydeabad: In a significant crackdown on illegal sand smuggling, the Vigilance & Enforcement (V&E) officials of the Warangal Unit intercepted an organized interstate sand smuggling operation on the outskirts of Narayanapuram village…
- Hyderabad
213 smuggled liquor bottles worth Rs 4.26 L seized in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Special Task Force (STF) seized a total of 239 non-duty-paid liquor bottles that were allegedly smuggled into Telangana from Delhi and Goa via air and rail routes. Out of the…
- Hyderabad
Two passengers from Vietnam caught smuggling ganja at Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad: Two passengers were caught smuggling 9.10 kilogram of ganja worth Rs 3.18 crore at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad on Sunday, March 8. The two were intercepted by customs officials…
- World
Indian national indicted in Canada–US human smuggling case
New York: A 22-year-old citizen of India has been indicted in New York for his role in a scheme to smuggle Indian nationals from Canada across the northern border into the United…
- India
ICG seizes Indian fishing boat for ‘smuggling’ betel nuts from Bangladesh
New Delhi: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) authorities stationed in West Bengal have confiscated an Indian fishing boat for “smuggling betel nuts from Bangladesh,” officials said on Saturday, January 24. Based on intelligence…
- India
Myanmar man arrested with foreign currency, tobacco in Mizoram
Aizawl: A Myanmar national was arrested with foreign currency notes, smuggled tobacco and foreign cigarettes in south Mizoram’s Siaha district on Tuesday, January 20, an official said. The accused, identified as U…
- Business
Experts warn tobacco tax hike may boost smuggling, hit revenue
New Delhi: An unprecedented tax hike, coupled with a new excise duty structure on tobacco, could lead to a surge in illicit trade of cigarettes and result in significant tax revenue losses…
- World
US strikes another alleged drug-smuggling boat in eastern Pacific
Washington: The US military said Monday that it had conducted another strike against a boat it said was smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one person. In a social media…
- India
Gold smuggling racket busted in Mumbai, Rs 15 cr yellow metal seized; 11 held
Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a gold smuggling syndicate, seizing the precious metal valued at Rs 15 crore and arresting 11 persons, including the “mastermind”, officials said on…
- Telangana
PDS rice smuggling racket busted in Karimnagar; 300 quintals seized
Hyderabad: Police busted an illegal rice smuggling operation and seized 300 quintals of ration rice in Dubbapalli village of Karimnagar district. One person has been arrested. The raid was conducted at a…
- India
Hike in gold prices sees resurgence of smuggling at Kerala airports
Thiruvananthapuram: After a brief lull, gold smugglers are becoming active again, with smuggling activities ramping up at airports in Kerala. On Sunday, the Customs and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized smuggled…
