"About 50 kg of boiled sea cucumbers were seized by the coastal police while the accused involved in the processing of sea cucumbers managed to escape from the spot," officials said.
Delhi Airport Customs seized narcotics worth Rs 8.3 crore, weighing 593 grammes, from a foreign national at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, an official said on Monday.
According to the police, the arrested woman has been identified as Hina Rehan Khan, the wife of Rehan Yusuf Khan a notorious criminal against whom many cases are registered in Mumbai and other police stations.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers have busted a factory involved in the production and storage of Narcotics at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, in Maharashtra's Aurangabad, said officials on Sunday.
Customs officers of the Cochin International Airport arrested a person and seized foreign origin 24-carat gold rings weighing 488.50 gms and gold jewellery weighing 130.80 grams on Sunday.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday lauded state police after it intercepted a vehicle and recovered 637. 28 grams of heroin in Karbi Anglong District.
Manipur police nabbed five active members of the outfit KCP (Military Task Force), involved in extortion activities. The officials also seized a number of items from them.
On Friday, the United Nations announced that more than two million Afghans without documentation are living in Pakistan, with at least 600,000 of them leaving Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power on August 15, 2021.
In yet another success against smuggling activities, Assam Rifles recovered 30 cases of foreign origin cigarettes worth Rupees 39 lakh in general area Zokhawthar-Melbuk Road, Champhai district on Thursday, said an official statement from Assam Rifles.
Notably, both were arrested recently by Delhi Police in a case filed under the anti-terror law UAPA following allegations that News Portal NewsClick received huge money for pro-China propaganda.
After the Enforcement Directorate raided his residence in an alleged paper leak case, Rajasthan Congress President Govind Singh Dotasara has said that not a single rupee was seized from him, only his 3 mobile and e-mail have been taken by ED.
According to an official statement, "In an anti-poaching operation, Indian Coast Guard Air Cushion Vessel (ACV) apprehended an Indian fishing trawler along with 5 members of the crew, carrying 45 kg of illegal sea cucumber in waters near Dhanushkodi on 25 October 2023."