Punjab Police on Monday carried out a special operation, 'OPS Seal-VIII,' to check vehicles entering or exiting the state border to keep tabs on drug trafficking and liquor smuggling.
Around 30 people were detained after an altercation broke out between two groups in Phulwari Sharif here on the suspicion of cattle being shifted illegally, which were already under police protection. The cattles were being allegedly smuggled on September 4.
The Rouse Avenue court has issued notice to the Endorsement Directorate (ED) on the bail plea of Anubrata Mondal, who is one of the accused in the cattle smuggling case. He has been granted bail by the Supreme court in the CBI case.
Customs officials at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi have seized over AED 100,000 from two passengers, Muntazir Mehdi and Mohammad Kashif, who were attempting to smuggle the cash out of Pakistan on a flight to Dubai, violating currency regulations
In a major crackdown on liquor smuggling, the excise department seized 415 bottles of non-duty paid liquor (NDPL) at Shamshabad airport, officials said on Thursday.
"The raids were conducted after complaints were received by the Chief Minister against overpricing and liquor smuggling in various regions," said the release.
According to an unsealed copy of the indictment, Linda Sun, who served as deputy chief of staff to both governors, faces multiple charges, including violating and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registrations Act, visa fraud, smuggling, and money laundering conspiracy.
During the arrest on Monday, 36 Pakistani passports were recovered from the suspect identified as Ali Afaq. According to the FIA, the suspect is accused of taking large sums of money from individuals on the pretext of sending them abroad.
Assam Rifles has foiled cross-border smuggling of contraband items at multiple places along Indo-Myanmar Border (IMB) in Manipur's Moreh, officials said on Monday.