Assam Rifles on Friday apprehended one person in Zokhawthar in the Champhai district of Mizoram, recovering 144 cases of foreign origin beer and liquor worth Rs 5.43 lakh, said Inspector General of Assam Rifles (East).
A man-son duo were arrested in Mumbai's Zaveri Bazaar for their alleged link with a gold smuggling racket, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said on Saturday.
Border Security Force (BSF) caught a postman red-handed while smuggling Phensedyl through a parcel in North 24 Parganas district on Thursday, said an official. The incident occurred at BSF's Border Out Post Hakimpur, 112 Battalion, under South Bengal Frontier, in North 24 Parganas district.
Acting on a tip-off regarding the transportation of drugs, a team of Karbi Anglong district police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Wednesday evening jointly set up a Naka checking at the Lahorijan area near Bokajan and intercepted a vehicle bearing registration number AS-11DC-4350
As per sources, government security forces have started strict checking to prevent the smuggling of sugar, flour, Iranian petrol and diesel due to which hundreds of small car owners and drivers protested by closing the Pak-Iran highway.
"In its commitment towards making the International Border crime-free, vigilant troops of 110 Bn BSF Meghalaya rescued 22 cattle from the bordering area of East Khasi Hills which were meant to be smuggled to Bangladesh through the International Border.
The investigation was initiated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, against Villayutham and others on the basis of multiple FIRs registered by the Tamil Nadu Police and Wildlife Authorities from 2008 till 2022, according to a statement from the agency.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has dismissed a police officer for his alleged involvement in drug smuggling and asked the Vigilance department to probe his wealth to confiscate the drug money.
Foiling a smuggling effort, the Border Security Force (BSF) seized gold biscuits worth Rs 36 lakh smuggled from Bangladesh to India in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Monday.
Detailing the incident, Archana Dhurandar, Civil Lines Station House Officer (SHO) said, "Based on a tip-off, a joint team of police and Anti Crime and Cyber Unit swung into action and intercepted two persons who were looking out for customers to sell deer horns on Saturday".