The Customs Department and the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) thwarted an attempt to smuggle two different species of turtles and arrested multiple individuals involved, Chennai Customs officials said on Tuesday.
The Officials of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIR) and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized gold from a passenger at Trichy airport in Tamil Nadu, said an official from the Customs Department on Monday.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) team of the customs department arrested two Tanzanian nationals including a man and a woman at Kochi airport in Kerala for attempting to smuggle cocaine by hiding it in their stomach, said an official on Sunday.
In a significant operation against drug trafficking in Tripura, the Assam Rifles, in collaboration with the Customs Department, on Sunday seized 188 kilograms of marijuana valued at approximately Rs 84.60 lakh.
Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with the customs department, seized 240 kg of marijuana from General Area Jirania, West Tripura district, on Sunday.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday registered a case on a complaint from the Customs Department against a Jaisalmer-based firm on the allegations of illegal export of Shawls and Stoles suspected to contain guard hair of Shahtoosh or Chiru (Tibetan Antelope) which is a protected an
The Indian Coast Guard and the Customs Department officers jointly arrested 8 Sri Lankan fishermen with five boats and 4 Indians for smuggling sea cucumbers and edible turmeric.
Ranjit Cheeta was the mastermind behind the smuggling of 532 packets of heroin, which were seized by the Customs Department at ICP Attari in July 2019 and are being investigated by the NIA.