The Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate in Vijayawada seized over 11 kg of smuggled gold worth Rs 6.4 crore at Bollapalli Toll Plaza, informed officials, adding that a person was arrested during the operation.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday apprehended a smuggler and seized 45 gold biscuits weighing 5.24 kg worth Rs 3.07 crores at Integrated Check Post (ICP) Petrapole in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
According to the Southern Railway, the fire was triggered by an “illegally smuggled gas cylinder.” Four people died after a massive fire broke out into a stationary coach here in Madurai junction on the early morning hours of Saturday, said Chief Public Relations Officer, Sout
According to officials, the Intelligence Branch of BSF, on Thursday, informed the Company Commander of Border Outpost Baijnathpur that some smugglers could carry out gold smuggling from the area of Border Outpost Baijnathpur.
"54 drug smugglers have been booked under the PIT- NDPS Act and PSA in the Baramulla district. These hard-core drug peddlers were operating in Uri, Pattan, Baramulla, Kreeri and Tangmarg sub-divisions," said Jammu and Kashmir police.
In a resounding display of proficiency, the Customs Intelligence Management within Dubai Customs has successfully thwarted not one, but two separate attempts to smuggle controlled drugs and restricted medications via air shipments.
During the examination of the said passenger, gold in the form of paste concealed in a pocket stitched separately on his underwear was found, officials said.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) foiled a drug smuggling operation and arrested two persons, including a female Ugandan national at Mumbai airport, on Friday and seized around 1496 grammes of cocaine worth Rs 15 crore, an official said.
The court on Thursday sentenced Navdeep Singh under various sections of PMLA. It also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on him, failing which Singh will have to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for three months.