Trichy Customs Preventive Unit thwarted a major smuggling operation, seizing a large cache of Hashish worth Rs. 110 crores and 876 Kgs of Ganja worth Rs. 1.05 Crores at Mimisal Mimisal village of Pudukottai district.
Jalandhar Commissionerate Police arrested nine members of the International Drug Smuggling Cartel and seized 22 Kg of Opium on Sunday, a police offical said.
In a significant move, officials from the Kasibugga Forest Department caught a gang of inter-state smugglers involved in the illegal transportation of exotic wild animals.
In two separate joint operations, Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police recovered contraband drugs worth more than Rs 47 crore in Mizoram's Champhai district in the last 48 hours.
"The vehicle was illegally transporting the cattle. The police team apprehended two persons, Iman Ali (36) and Sofiqul Haque (30), both hailing from Nagaon district. The vehicle has been seized along with 30 cattle heads and other items in the presence of the witnesses," the official said.
According to an official release, "In yet another success in its crusade against smuggling activities, Assam Rifles, along with Hnahlan Police, recovered methamphetamine (7500 tablets) costing Rs 2,25,00,000 on March 5, 2024."
In yet another success in its fight against smuggling operations, Assam Rifles recovered heroin weighing 936 grams worth Rs 6.55 crore and apprehended an individual in the general area of Zokhawthar Champhai district on Tuesday.
In a significant crackdown on smuggling, Mumbai Airport Customs officials intercepted an Indian national arriving from Dubai and seized a cache of contraband, including gold jewellery, rhodium coins, and iPhones, according to an official statement.
The Special Cell of the Delhi police is investigating a case allegedly linked to gold smuggling to fund terror activities by banned outfit, Indian Mujahideen, said the police.
Cochin Customs seized 797 grams of gold and arrested three persons, including a woman, during an operation to check smuggling at Cochin International Airport on Saturday.
Continuing its action against the drug menace, Baramulla Police have registered 39 cases under the NDPS Act and arrested 62 drug peddlers, including seven hard-core drug peddlers who have been booked under the PIT NDPS, as per an official statement.
Amritsar Police on Thursday busted an international narco smuggling cartel backed by the US with the arrest of a drug smuggler after recovering 5 kg of heroin from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav.