The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized Rs 27 lakh in a search operation conducted across 13 locations in Chhattisgarh linked to the District Mineral Fund (DMF) scam, the agency said on Monday.
In a significant crackdown on smuggling, Mumbai Airport Customs officials intercepted an Indian national arriving from Dubai and seized a cache of contraband, including gold jewellery, rhodium coins, and iPhones, according to an official statement.
During raids in several towns, investigators seized hundreds of thousands of shekels in cash, five luxury cars, computers, checks, jewelry, invoices, and more.
Highlighting centre's efforts in combating drug menace in the country, Union home ministry stated that the seized drugs during the Modi government were thirty times as compared to the previous government from 2016-2013.
Cochin Customs seized 797 grams of gold and arrested three persons, including a woman, during an operation to check smuggling at Cochin International Airport on Saturday.
Mumbai Customs department seized over 15.89 kg gold valued at approximately 8.07 crore across thirteen different cases within three days, the Airport Commissionerate said in a statement.
"The city police, now Pimpri-Chinchwad police, swung into action and seized 2.38 kg of MD drugs worth Rs 2,02,00,000 and arrested the accused from the Pimple Nilakh area of Pimpri Chinchwad in Pune district on Friday," said an official.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence sleuths have seized 30 kg of narcotic drug, methamphetamines, worth over Rs 90 crore from a man who arrived at Madurai Railway Junction on Friday, an official said.
The Enforcement Directorate has seized Rs 580.78 crore in assets related to the Mahadev Online Book case, asserting that its activities are being operated from Dubai.
While handing over customs-seized antiquities to the ASI, the Union Finance Minister stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been making sure that stolen artefacts and antiquities are brought back to India from various countries for which bilateral negotiations keep on taking place.
The recovery is under a component of "SAGAR-MANTHAN 1", a series of maritime operations, launched by the NCB in coordination with the Indian Navy by pursuing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a drug-free India.
The match against Ireland in the FIH Hockey Pro League in which the Indian men's hockey team secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory marked a significant milestone for the young defender Amir Ali as he made his debut for the senior team.