"On the basis of profiling, Delhi Customs at IGI Airport have seized gold bars weighing 5,198 gms valued at 2.81 crore brought by two Indian nationals from Bangkok. All two passengers were arrested under the Customs Act of 1962," said the customs officials.
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
She stated, " We are not going to see considerable achievement or progress in the customs area and when I say customs area, I clearly look at two different silos not necessarily silos but I put them in two different compartments".
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.
The Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate, Vijayawada has busted a case of illegal foreign currency and smuggled gold of Dubai and Sri Lanka origin coming into Andhra Pradesh.
According to a press release, the operation was a collaborative effort between Assam Rifles and the Customs Preventive Force in Champhai, based on specific information received by the authorities.
The Customs department at the Nagpur International Airport on Friday seized gold worth Rs 2.10 crore concealed in a coffee maker, said custom officials.
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs Department in Kochi seized gold hidden in paste form between two layers of undergarments from a passenger identified as Sakeer, who travelling from Sharjah, UAE.
The customs air intelligence unit at Trichy airport foiled an attempt to smuggle about 348.00 gram of gold in the form of paste concealed in jeans on Saturday.
"The operation was carried out by a team of Assam Rifles, based on specific information. The entire consignment of 30 cases of foreign-origin beer is worth Rupees One Lakh Eight Thousand only and has been handed over to the customs preventive force, Champhai for further legal proceedings." r