The ongoing protest at Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan's (PoGB) Sost dry port is now creating problems for tourists who are trying to enter or leave the area through the customs office situated in Sost, Pamir Times, a local news outlet from PoGB, reported on Wednesday.
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.
In these cases, the gold was found concealed in clothes worn, on the body of the passenger and on the underside of a baggage trolley, the Customs officials added.
Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with the customs department, seized 240 kg of marijuana from General Area Jirania, West Tripura district, on Sunday.
Assam Rifles and officials of the Customs Preventive Force of Champhai district in Mizoram recovered a consignment of foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 22,78,400 during a search operation in the general area of Zokhawthar, officials said on Monday.
The three-day festival, organised with the customs and traditions of the Buddhist culture, was celebrated in honour of the late Dr Sasanbansh Mahathera Vante, a Buddhist monk at Shyam Village Buddhist Monastery.
Amid the economic crisis, Chinese exports saw a downfall for the first time since 2016 after global demand for Chinese-made goods slowed in 2023, CNN reported citing the Customs data released on Friday.