Page 4 - Smuggling

Multiple NIA raids to dismantle nexus between terrorists and drug smugglers

NIA conducted raids at multiple locations in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi-NCR region to dismantle and disrupt the emerging nexus between terrorists, gangsters, drug smugglers and traffickers

Over 5,500 litres of smuggled illicit liquor destroyed: Delhi excise dept

The Excise department of Delhi government on Saturday destroyed 5,516 litres of smuggled illicit liquor seized by its enforcement teams in recent months, officials said. According to the Excise department, 3,267 litres of illicit liquor was destroyed in Mayur Vihar, 1,285 litres in Sarita Vihar and 964 litres in Tilak Nagar. A large number of liquor bottles were spread on concrete stretches and a road roller was used to crush them, they said. "Seizure of liquor smuggled into Delhi and its destruction is a routine exercise," said a senior Excise department official. The enforcement activity by the department will pick up further once Delhi Police personnel are deputed at its Excise Intelligence Bureau (EIB), officials said. Thirty nine police personnel deployed at EIB were repatriated to Delhi Police in August. The move came on the heels of a CBI probe recommended by the LG VK Saxena into alleged irregularities in implementation of now scrapped Excise Policy 2021-22. Among the ...

Punjab Police busts cross-border drone-based arms smuggling module

Punjab Police has busted a cross-border drone-based arms smuggling module with the arrest of five men during the week, officials said on Saturday. A cache of sophisticated arms and ammunition were also recovered from them, Punjab Police said in a statement quoting Director-General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav. The arrested accused include Surinder Singh of Barwala village in Tarn Taran and brothers Harchand Singh and Gursahib Singh of Valtoha in Amritsar. The police have recovered Rs 1.01 crore in cash, 500 gram heroin, 17 pistols and 400 live cartridges, an MP-4 rifle and 300 rounds, two weighing machines and two currency counting machines from them, he said. On Wednesday, a team from Counter Intelligence, Amritsar, arrested two members of the module, including a prisoner identified as Jaskaran Singh and his aide Rattanbir Singh. It also recovered 10 foreign-made pistols from locations pinpointed by them, taking the total recovery of pistols to 27. DGP Yadav said Jaskaran and ...

Rs 58.5K cr of taxes lost in 5 industries due to illicit trade: FICCI study

Says 1.5 mn jobs lost because of such trade; FMCG sector worst affected

CBI raids Bengal minister Moloy Ghatak's residences in coal smuggling scam

The CBI on Wednesday morning raided several residences of West Bengal minister Moloy Ghatak in connection with its probe into a coal smuggling scam, an officer said. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths conducted raids at three houses of Ghatak in Asansol in Paschim Bardhaman district and one in Lake Gardens area of Kolkata. The agency, aided by a huge contingent of central paramilitary personnel, conducted searches in these properties in connection with the scam. Women officers were also part of the team. "As his name surfaced in the coal smuggling scam, we need to find out what was his role in it. We have evidence of Ghatak's involvement in the scam," the CBI officer told PTI. Ghatak was not present in any of his residences when the raids took place. The CBI sleuths took away mobile phones from the state law minister's family members and made them sit in one room in his Asansol houses, he said. The entire areas around Ghatak's residences were surrounded by central forc

TMC's Anubrata Mondal sent to 10-day CBI remand; here's what we know so far

Anubrata Mondal was arrested from his Bolpur residence, on the allegation that he was not cooperating with Central Bureau of Investigation

Married couple held for smuggling 45 hand guns at Delhi airport: Customs

The officials who made the arrest said a ballistic report will confirm whether the guns are real or not.

Human smuggling suspect from Florida released without bond

Steve Shand, 57, is charged with transport or attempted transport of illegal immigrants. He has not been charged in the deaths

Canada border where Indian family died has had human smuggling cases before

Three separate incidents of human smuggling occurred over the last one month near the US-Canada border, where authorities this week arrested seven Indian nationals and found the bodies of four more

367 iPhones worth Rs 3.19 crore seized by Delhi Customs department

A total of 367 iPhones with an estimated market value of Rs 3.19 crore were seized at NCT by Special Investigation and Intelligence Branch (SIIB) and ACC Export Commissionerate

West Bengal: Police arrest drug peddler with brown sugar in Siliguri

West Bengal's Siliguri Police arrested a drug peddler with 257 grams of Brown Sugar from the city's Champasari area on Sunday

In pandemic, it's not gold but cigarettes where smugglers are making money

Even as Covid protocols restrict international and domestic transport, the cross border crime syndicates continue to make big money by smuggling truck loads of 'sin goods' into India

Pakistani national charged with smuggling undocumented individuals into US

Pakistani national has been indicted by an American federal grand jury for allegedly using fraudulent documents and travel routes to facilitate the entry of unauthorised individuals into the US

Nepal Police kill Indian national along Indo-Nepal border

An Indian national has been killed by Nepal Police in an exchange of fire with a group of four Indians, allegedly involved in smuggling drugs and counterfeit currency along the Indo-Nepal border

India, Bangladesh to discuss transborder crime, smuggling at border meet

A seven-member delegation of Bangladesh BGB arrived in Agartala to take part in a Border Coordination Conference with the BSF

Andhra Pradesh govt slashes liquor prices, cites increase in smuggling

The government had on Monday issued an order prohibiting transport of liquor from other states into its territory without payment of excise duty in a bid to check loss of revenue

Bihar polls: UP steps up vigil in border areas to check liquor smuggling

In the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, 1.7 million litres of illicit liquor had been seized in Uttar Pradesh

Kerala: AIU seizes 1.69 kg gold worth Rs 86.69 lakh at Kozhikode airport

The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) in Kozhikode seized 1.69 kilograms of 24-carat gold worth Rs 86.69 lakh from a passenger on Sunday, informed the Commissionerate of Customs (Preventive), Kochi

Customs busts smuggling racket in Agarbattis through ASEAN FTA misuse

This is one of the biggest seizures of restricted items in recent times at the port

Nevada accuses US government of smuggling plutonium as legal battle goes on

Nevada said the government's legal arguments are nearly as hazardous" to the nation as the plutonium that it sneaked into the state.