The operation was carried out by a combined team of Assam Rifles and Customs Preventive Force, Champhai based on specific information under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East).
Officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) seized Indian and Bangladesh currencies in two different operations from East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya, officials said on Saturday.
"The woman smuggler brought the smack from Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh. The action was taken by the Crime Branch Police and Padav Police team. One of the relatives of the woman here has used her as a carrier in the crime," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Gwalior, Amit Sanghi said.
The market value of the weed was estimated around Rs 5 lakh. The accused constable has been identified as Akash Dhakad (30), a resident of Raipur village, Shivpuri district. He was posted at University police station in the district and he has been dismissed from the services.
In a pan-India operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a gold smuggling syndicate of Sudanese nationals operating through the Nepal border, said a press release by the Ministry of Finance.
In a major crackdown on gangsters, working in tandem with terrorist groups and drug smugglers based in foreign countries including Pakistan and Canada, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at 76 locations across 8 states on Tuesday, an official statement said.
According to the press note released by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, the seized gold was mostly in paste form and it was being brought to Patna through the India-Nepal border and then transported via train or by air to different parts of the country, largely to Mumbai.
The Punjab Police is conducting a special operation called 'Operation SEAL' to control smuggling, drug trafficking and anti-social elements across the state.
According to BSF, North Bengal Frontier troops deployed on the India-Bangladesh Border in Uttar Dinajpur district observed suspicious movement of 3-4 unidentified persons with head-loaded items towards the Border fence from the Indian side border village Gwalin under Golpukar police station
On the basis of profiling done by the officers of the customs AIU A batch, a passenger coming from Sharjah to Kochi Airport by flight G9 426 was intercepted at the green channel.
The Tengnoupal Battalion under the aegis of HQ IGAR (South) in a joint operation with Manipur Police foiled cross-border smuggling of Brown Sugar worth Rs 7.42 crore in Tengnoupal, the officials informed on Sunday.