In a pan-India operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a gold smuggling syndicate of Sudanese nationals operating through the Nepal border, said a press release by the Ministry of Finance.
On the basis of profiling done by the officers of the customs AIU A batch, a passenger coming from Sharjah to Kochi Airport by flight G9 426 was intercepted at the green channel.
A syndicate based in Bangladesh, Tripura, Assam and West Bengal in India was smuggling huge quantities of gold from the neighbouring country to India through Indo-Bangla border in the state of Tripura, an official release said on Monday.
New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI/Mediawire): The organized gold jewellery retailers are urging the finance minister to cut gold import duty in the Union Budget 2023-24 as any reduction in duty will help curb gold smuggling, boost exports of gems and jewellery, and empower organised jewelle
Officials of the Customs Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at Cochin International Airport on Sunday intercepted a passenger and seized gold, valued at over Rs 44 lakhs, concealed inside the body, the customs department said.
The Customs Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) on Saturday intercepted a man and seized two gold biscuits, valued at over Rs eight lakhs, concealed inside a tin at Trichy Airport, officials said.
Sitharaman said that greater alertness is needed in the matter of drug smuggling. If gold smuggling is going to hurt the economy, drugs hurt generations.
Customs officers in Hyderabad Airport on Saturday apprehended a male passenger, accused of smuggling gold worth over Rs 1 crore, and seized around 3 kg of jewellery.
Enforcement Directorate has seized gold worth Rs 2.51 crore from the premises of an alleged beneficiary of Kerala's gold smuggling case in Malappuram under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, the official said on Wednesday.