The release said, "Acting on specific tip-off, vigilant troops 04 Bn BSF Meghalaya seized clothing item i.e, saree of worth Rs 13 lakh approx while being smuggled to Bangladesh from bordering area of East Khasi Hills on July 10, 2023."
Hyderabad Customs seized 1.93 kgs. of smuggled gold valued at Rs 1.17 Crores in two different cases, and 62,400 smuggled cigarette sticks in the other two cases on July 9, 2023.
Hyderabad Customs officers seized 2.279 Kg. of smuggled Gold from three persons in three different cases, and more than one lakh smuggled Cigarette sticks kept in one case.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed its 6th supplementary charge sheet in the case relating to seizure of 500 kg of heroin being smuggled from Pakistan at Gujarat's Salaya Port in India in 2020.
Customs officials at Delhi airport seized over five-kilogram gold, collectively valued at about Rs 2.56 crore, from five passengers who smuggled the precious metal into the country.
The customs officials claimed to have seized foreign brands of smuggled cigarettes worth Rs 303 million last week during an anti-smuggling campaign launched in all four provinces.
Officers of Customs Preventive, Ramanathapuram seized four gold bars weighing 2.5 kg valued at Rs. 1.45 crore, smuggled from Sri Lanka using a fishing boat in the south sea of Nochiurani on Wednesday.
In a statement, DRI informed that specific intelligence was developed by DRI, Chennai that foreign-origin gold is being smuggled from Sri Lanka through the Vedhalai coast in Ramnad (TN) by different gangs using fishing boats.
The Border Security Force (BSF) of Meghalaya seized clothing items worth Rs 13 lakhs while being smuggled to Bangladesh from the bordering area of East Khasi Hills, informed officials on Thursday.