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ED files chargesheet against former actress Ranya Rao, others in Rs 102-cr
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday filed a prosecution complaint, or chargesheet, against former actress and model Harshavardini Ranya, alias Ranya Rao, and others in a Rs 102.55 crore gold smuggling case.
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Maharashtra: DRI Mumbai busts gold melting syndicate, seizes 5.8 kg smuggl
Updated : 1 month ago IST
The Mumbai Zonal Unit of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a gold melting syndicate in the city, seizing 5.8 kilograms of smuggled gold worth Rs 9.22 crore
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DRI Mumbai foils novel gold smuggling attempt through courier; 1.815 kg go
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
DRI officers recovered 32 cut pieces of gold of varying sizes, ingeniously concealed within the gear of the grinder. A total of 1,815 grams of gold, along with the meat grinder used for concealment, was seized under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.
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Delhi Customs seizes 170 grams of gold hidden in plastic bottle at IGI air
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to officials, the passenger was discreetly monitored from the flight gate and intercepted while attempting to exit through the green channel, typically meant for travellers with no dutiable goods. During X-ray screening of his baggage, officers noticed suspicious images, prompti
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Kerala High Court allows Dulquer Salmaan to approach customs for luxury ca
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
On Tuesday, the Kerala High Court ordered actor Dulquer Salmaan to approach the adjudicating authority under the Customs Act, 1962, for the provisional release of his Land Rover Defender, seized by Customs officials as part of 'Operation Numkhor'.
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Gold worth Rs 6.3 crore seized at Mumbai airport, two arrested
Updated : 11 months ago IST
DRI Mumbai seized 6.7 kg of smuggled gold worth Rs 6.3 crore from a passenger arriving from Bangkok. The gold was concealed in shoes. Both the passenger and the buyer were arrested under the Customs Act. Investigation is ongoing.
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SC upholds validity of powers of Customs, GST officers to make arrests
Updated : 1 year ago IST
After considering the issue by discussing the ratio in various judgments, a bench of the Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Bela M Trivedi and MM Sundresh rejected the challenge to the constitutional validity and the right of the authorised officers under the Customs Act and t
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Canadian man arrested at Delhi Airport for smuggling crocodile skull
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
A 32-year-old Canadian man was arrested at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on January 6, 2025, for carrying a crocodile skull, said the Customs.
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Mumbai: DRI seizes gold worth Rs 9.95 cr, arrests 6
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
On examination, 24 oval-shaped balls of gold dust in wax form, weighing 12.5 kg and valued at Rs 9.95 crore, were recovered, they said, adding that the gold was seized under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.
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CBIC destroys 49 lakh foreign cigarettes, 73 kgs of drugs under "Special C
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
These goods, valued at approx Rs 460 crores, were seized by the Customs Department for violation of the Customs Act, NDPS Act and the Cigarette and other Tobacco Products Act.
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Chennai customs foils turtle smuggling attempt, seizes over 4,900 turtles
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Customs Department and the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) thwarted an attempt to smuggle two different species of turtles and arrested multiple individuals involved, Chennai Customs officials said on Tuesday.
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DRI busts gold smuggling syndicate in Lucknow; six held with 10kg
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow has arrested six individuals involved in a smuggling syndicate operating through Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (CCSI) airport, as per official statement released on Friday.
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