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New FATF report highlights illicit finance risks linked to Offshore VASPs
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Offshore VASPs are VASPs created under the laws of one jurisdiction, with or without a physical presence, that provide services to clients residing in another jurisdiction. The report analyses how oVASPs structure their activities to avoid or evade regulatory obligations and how illicit acto
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Haryana Police launches 'Operation Aakraman-21' ahead of Holi; 461 FIRs re
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Haryana Police launched a large-scale special drive 'Operation Aakraman-21' on Tuesday, across the state, ahead of Holi, taking stringent action against criminals and anti-social elements. This special operation was conducted under Director General of Police Ajay Singhal, sending a clear
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Rajasthan: NCB, ANTF destroy around 170 acres of illicit opium cultivation
Updated : 6 months ago IST
A joint operation was carried out by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) along with Rajasthan Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) & State Police. Intensive follow-up surveillance is underway by the Narcotics Control Bureau & Anti-Narcotics Task Force, Rajasthan, to nab the absconding
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CBI cracks down on ordnance factory officer in disproportionate assets cas
Updated : 6 months ago IST
According to the statement, the accused officer belongs to the Indian Ordnance Factory Services (Batch 1998). It has been alleged that during the period from April 1, 2022, to December 31, 2025, he illicitly enriched himself and has pecuniary resources amounting to Rs 55,58,471, which is
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ED attaches properties worth Rs 7.17 crore in money laundering case linked
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The Enforcement Directorate attached immovable properties valued at Rs 7.17 crore in a case of money laundering arising out of narcotics trafficking offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act).
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FATF warns of rising cyber-enabled fraud and widening money laundering, te
Updated : 6 months ago IST
According to the FATF's latest publication, Cyber-Enabled Fraud -- Digitalisation and Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing Risks, fraud has become "one of the most widespread and damaging profit-motivated forms of crime, generating large volumes of illicit procee
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Shimla Police detain 18 habitual drug peddlers under PIT NDPS Act in 25-da
Updated : 6 months ago IST
In a major anti-drug operation, Shimla district police have detained 18 habitual and organised drug peddlers under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act, 1988 over the past 25 days, sending them to jail for three months as part of a
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Brazilian national arrested with 4.776 kg cocaine at Bengaluru's Kempegowd
Updated : 6 months ago IST
In a post on 'X', the NCB said the contraband, valued at around Rs 23.88 crore in the illicit market, was recovered from the checked-in baggage of the passenger who travelled from Sao Paulo to Bengaluru via Doha.
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Assam Rifles, CRPF, Manipur Police destroy 22 acres of illicit poppy in Ka
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The operation involved area domination and systematic search of suspected cultivation sites. During the conduct of the operation, the joint team detected illicit poppy cultivation spread over 22 acres, which was destroyed.
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India seized three Iran-linked US-sanctioned tankers, reports Reuters
Updated : 6 months ago IST
India has seized three US-sanctioned oil tankers linked to Iran this month and stepped up surveillance in its maritime zone to curb illicit trade, Reuters reported on Monday citing a source.
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Manipur: Assam Rifles seizes illicit foreign cigarettes worth ₹2.9 cr in N
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The seized consignment, valued at ₹2.9 crore, along with the vehicle, has been handed over for further legal proceedings. Two individuals were also apprehended in connection with the seizure.
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J-K: Kulgam Police attach properties worth Rs 1.5 crore in drug traffickin
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The action has been taken under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act, after due legal process, as the properties were established as proceeds of crime acquired through illicit drug trafficking activities and found to be directly linked with drug peddling operations.
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