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Customs foil bid to smuggle in gold worth about ₹1.38 cr. at Kochi airport

The Customs Air Intelligence Unit at the Cochin international airport thwarted an attempt to smuggle in over 2 kg of gold estimated to have a market value of around ₹1.38 crore.

The Hindu

Custom official seize gold worth 1.28 crore at Guwahati Railway Station

Customs officials seized 1997.96 grams of smuggled gold (12 bars and 5 coins) worth Rs 1.28 crore from one person at Guwahati Railway Station. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Tech consultant falls prey to ‘courier scam’, loses ₹18.3 lakh

A 43-year-old tech consultant from Whitefield become the latest victim of the courier scam and lost ₹18.3 lakh to cyberfraudsters who, posing as Customs officials, accessed his bank account to check “money laundering transactions”, and emptied it out on January 17.

The Hindu

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Customs seize gold worth Rs 43 lakh at Mumbai airport

Officials of Mumbai Customs said they have seized 24 KT gold dust and 24 KT jewellery valued at Rs 43 lakh from an Indian national travelling from Dubai. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Smoked monkey and whole sharks: the suitcase smugglers feeding Europe’s hunger for bushmeat

Customs officers and scientists are working together to combat the highly lucrative illicit trade in wildlife meat that is helping to push some species to extinction

The Guardian - UK

Guwahati Customs seizes 103 gold biscuits, 3 held

The Guwahati Customs Department apprehended three accused and seized 103 gold biscuits weighing 2.60 kg at the Indo-Bhutan border near Darranga LCS, Assam. Read further on Dynamite News:

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NCB registers huge haul of LSD stamps, arrests five

Narcotics Control Bureau seized around 300 LSD stamps, which were allegedly smuggled in as a parcel from abroad through a post office in Kochi

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28 gold bars seized from IndiGo flight dustbin at Calicut airport

The Customs wing at Calicut International Airport, Karipur, recovered 3.26 kg of gold from the dustbin of an IndiGo flight that arrived from Dubai

The Hindu

Duty concessions on petrochemical products a sticking point in India-Oman FTA talks

A free trade agreement between India and Oman might be delayed due to a proposal to reduce Customs duty on petrochemical products

The Hindu

Gold smuggling cases yet to make a headway

20 words: Gold smuggling case triggers political debate in Kerala; ED, NIA cases yet to start trial; Customs cases progressing; NIA charges to be framed soon.

The Hindu

Less than a month for nearly 5.7m people to meet self-assessment deadline

Some 127 people saw in the new year by filing their tax return, according to HM Revenue and Customs figures.

The Independent UK

When the Pethidine killers struck fear in people across Tamil Nadu

Uncover the spine-chilling story of the 1970-72 "visha oosi" (poisonous injection) cases in Tamil Nadu, where a gang posed as Customs officials & kidnapped & murdered gold merchants.

The Hindu

Indian, Hong Kong Customs bust syndicate laundering money using synthetic diamonds; eight held

Indian Customs and Hong Kong counterpart uncover $65 million Trade-Based Money Laundering case involving 8 arrests.

The Hindu

Queue time for UK tax helplines now worse than in pandemic

Anger from MPs and experts after HM Revenue and Customs curbs phone advice until after January deadline

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Gold and iPhones seized from four passengers at Amritsar International airport

AMRITSAR : Customs authorities confiscated more than 650 grams of 24 karat gold and 59 iPhones from four passengers upon their arrival at Sri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport, Amritsar.

The Hindu

Cocaine worth ₹200 crore seized from cargo ship at Paradip Port

As many as 22 packets weighing 1 kg each were retrieved from the ship.

Dynamite News

Odisha: Bhubaneswar Customs seizes 20 kg of cocaine worth Rs 220 cr at Paradip Port

Bhubaneswar Customs recovered 22 kg of cocaine worth Rs 220 crore from a cargo ship anchored at Paradip Port late Thursday night, an official statement said on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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I-T department seizes cash ahead of Assembly elections in five States

I-T dept seizes more unexplained cash in run-up to Assembly elections in five States. CBDT chairman Nitin Gupta said pre-election monitoring of cash and surveillance is intense.

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The Hindu

Customs seizes 2.3 kg of gold from 4 passengers at Calicut airport in Kerala

Customs seize 2.3kg gold worth ₹1.3cr from four passengers at Calicut airport. Three were caught on tip-off, one on profiling. Gold found in waistband, body, baggage & kitchen knives. Investigation underway. #Customs #Gold #Calicut #Smuggling #Investigation

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Dollar smuggling case: Customs imposes penalty of ₹4.9 crore on six accused

Customs imposes ₹4.9cr penalty on 6 accused in dollar smuggling case involving ex-diplomat of UAE Consulate. Khaled, Sivasankar, Swapna Suresh, Sarith, Sandeep, Eapen fined ₹1.3cr, ₹65L, ₹65L, ₹65L, ₹65L, ₹1cr respectively for smuggling $1.9L from Thiruvananthapuram airport. Smuggling done as kickback for contract work in Kerala govt's LIFE Mission housing…

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Gold worth around ₹81 lakh seized at Kochi airport

Cochin Int'l Airport Customs seizes 1.50 kg of gold worth ₹81.12 lakh from passenger. Tip-off from Directorate of Revenue Intelligence led to interception. Gold plates found concealed in battery compartment of emergency light. Further investigation ongoing.

The Hindu

Kerala gold smuggling case: Customs imposes fine of around ₹66 crore on 44 accused

Customs imposes ₹50 lakh penalty on Sivasankar, ₹6 crore on Swapna Suresh in Kerala diplomatic channel gold smuggling case. 44 accused fined ₹66.6 crore. Rashed Khamis Alimusaiqri Al Ashmei, Jamal Husein Alzaabi, P.S. Sarith, Sandeep Nair, K. T. Rameez, Cappithan Agencies, S. Jayashankar fined ₹6 crore, ₹4 crore, ₹2 crore…

The Hindu

Assault on airport security guard: rights panel registers case

SHRC registers suo motu case over assault of security guard at Cochin Airport. Ernakulam Rural SP directed to probe and file report in two weeks.

The Hindu

Motorcyclist fatally knocked down by car

Tragic death of Vinay Abraham, 22, of Thiruvalla after being knocked down by a car driven by a Customs official allegedly under the influence of alcohol. Pankaj Kumar Verma and Ankrish Dagar arrested by Harbour police. Both charged with IPC Sections 304, 107, 34, 188. Probe underway.

The Hindu

Eight Sri Lankan fishermen held on poaching charges in Ramanathapuram

ICG detains 8 Sri Lankans, impounds 4 boats in Ramanthapuram. Q Branch officers conduct inquiries. 500 kg turmeric, 500 kg sea-cucumber seized from 4 locals. Customs unit officers investigate if gold bars were dropped into sea.

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