Delhi: Man smuggling 27 iPhones, 330 branded watches held by customs at IGI Airport.
The Customs Department team of Indira Gandhi Airport, Delhi, held a man for smuggling expensive phones, watches and other goods to foreign countries.
The Delhi airport department confiscated innumerable phones and watches from the accused.
On September 25, the customs department confiscated 330 branded watches, 27 iPhones and other various goods from a passenger, who was coming from Hong Kong.
The total value of seized goods comes to Rs 20 lakh, the Customs authorities said.
The man reportedly revealed to the customs department that from October 2017 to September 2019, he had smuggled items worth several crores.
The accused was arrested in terms of Section 104 of the Custom Act 1962, police said.
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Fake Goods, Smuggling Caused Rs 1.17 Lakh Cr Loss, Cost 16 Lakh Jobs In 2017-18: FICCI Report
Experts believe that if the problem of counterfeiting, smuggling and piracy continue to go unchecked, it could threaten to subvert the economic and societal stability of countries across the world.
Counterfeiting and smuggling have caused a loss of Rs 1.17 lakh crore to the Indian economy in 2017-18 in five key industries — textiles, tobacco products (cigarettes), readymade garments, capital goods (Machinery and Parts), and consumer (Electronics) durables.
The industry body, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), has said in its latest report released at an international conference in Delhi on Thursday.
Titled as ‘Invisible Enemy: Impact of Smuggling on Indian Economy and Employment’, the report further estimates that the total livelihood opportunity lost in these five sectors is about 16.36 lakh in 2017-18.
Capital goods (machinery & parts) industry suffered the most with Rs 52,511 crore loss which rendered 6.12 lakh workers jobless. Consumer (Electronics) durables industry was the second highest with Rs 21,452 crore loss to its business.
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Fake Watch Racket Busted, Mumbai Crime Branch Seizes 1 Cr Worth Goods.
The Mumbai Crime Branch on Monday busted a fake watch racket& has seized over 5,281 fake watches worth Rs 1 crore, three accused have been arrested in the probe.
The Mumbai Crime Branch on Monday, September 23, busted a fake watch racket and has seized over 5,281 fake watches worth Rs 1 crore. The crime branch raided a factory that produced fake watches that imitated branded companies such as Calvin Klien, Movado Swiss, Fastrack. In the raid, they discovered all the materials and spare parts needed to make those fake watches amounting to Rs 20,97,450. The police have reportedly arrested three accused in the matter.
Police investigation report
During their investigation, the police found out that the manufactured fake watches were sent for sale to various street vendors in Mumbai. They discovered the factory based in Sarang street in Kalbadevi, South Mumbai where these types of fake watches were being sold. The police seized fake watches from brands such as Calvin Klein, Fastrack, Fossil, Rolex, Guess, Rado, Hublot, Diesel, Longines, Tag Heuer, Tissot, Cartier worth over Rs 1 crore. The police later arrested the owner of the company and sent him for further investigation.
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CISF Seizes Rs. 71 Lakhs Foreign Currency From Passenger In Mumbai.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on September 19 seized over Rs 71 lakh foreign currency from Ativ Mehta an Indian national at Mumbai Airport.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on September 19 seized over Rs 71 lakh foreign currency from Ativ Mehta an Indian national at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), Mumbai. Mehta was on his way to Hong Kong on a Cathay Pacific flight from the Terminal 2 of CSMIA, when he was frisked by the officials.
According to reports, during the pre-embarkation check on September 19, a CISF jawan noticed Mehta walking around the airport in a suspicious manner and stopped him at around 8.30 pm. Mehta was frisked and when he was asked to open his bag. Apparently, he panicked and showed reluctance in opening his luggage.
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Punjab: Illegal sale of imported cigarettes without health advisory on the rise
Punjab News: Illegal sale of imported cigarettes in Punjab has become common and pose a serious threat to health of smokers who are getting hooked to catchy packs of international brands.
Chandigarh: Illegal sale of imported cigarettes in Punjab has become common and pose a serious threat to health of smokers who are getting hooked to catchy packs of international brands that are without health warnings, anti-tobacco activists said on Thursday.
They say selling illegal cigarettes, an organised crime, is not only evading state’s high taxes but also playing with the lives of smokers, mainly the first-timers, because of inferior manufacturing processes and low quality tobacco with high levels of tar and nicotine.
Trade insiders told IANS that Punjab alone has an annual legal market of 120 million cigarettes and the illegal market accounts for 20 per cent of the total trade. Chandigarh and Panchkula cities have a market of 30 million and six million cigarettes annually and the illegal market also has a share of 15-20 per cent.
Lear MoreGold worth Rs 32 lakh seized from passenger at Chennai airport.
CHENNAI: Customs officials at Chennai international airport on Tuesday seized gold worth Rs 32 lakh from a passenger who had concealed it in LED lanterns and digital radio sets.
Mohammad Shah Alam, 29, of Dehradun in Uttarakhand, who arrived here from Riyadh via Colombo in an Srilankan Airlines flight, was intercepted and searched.
Two LED lanterns and one digital radio were found in his baggage. When dismantled, six 10 tola bars and five 5 tolas, weighing 815 grams and valued at Rs 32 lakh, were found concealed inside the battery portion of the two LED lanterns and the digital radio. The passenger was arrested.
Officials said the man had been working as a technician in glass fitting unit in Dehradun. He went to Saudi Arabia in search of job and stayed with his friend. As he could not get any suitable job, he returned to India.
On the day of his travel, his friend handed over two LED lanterns and a digital radio with request to hand them over to his brother who would collect them from his native village. The man said he was unaware of the contents in the LED lanterns and digital radio.
Cigarettes worth Rs 17.5 lakh recovered by NFR’s special force in one month.
A contraband of foreign cigarettes comprising 11,960 packets worth approximately Rs 12 lakh was detected by the STF while being loaded on Tripura Sundari Express at Lumding railway station in Assam on Thursday, NF Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Subhanan Chanda said.
Cigarettes worth Rs 17.5 lakh recovered by NFR’s special force in one month
The Special Task Force (STF) of Commercial Department of Northeast Frontier Railway has recovered smuggled cigarettes worth Rs 17.5 lakh in the first month since its formation, an official said on Friday.
A contraband of foreign cigarettes comprising 11,960 packets worth approximately Rs 12 lakh was detected by the STF while being loaded on Tripura Sundari Express at Lumding railway station in Assam on Thursday, NF Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Subhanan Chanda said.
Acting on a specific information, the STF team led by Assistant Commercial Manager D J Barman conducted search in the train and detected the smuggled goods, he said.
“Yesterday’s recovery was the second major success of the task force in one month of its formation on August 13 as a part of a special initiative for clean and transparent work,” the CPRO said.
Lear MoreCop Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Seized Cigarettes Worth Rs. 2.16 Crore
The cop had seized a huge quantity of smuggled cigarettes of Gudang Garam, a foreign brand, estimated to be worth Rs. 3.24 crore.
The cop was charged under section 409 (criminal breach of trust) of Indian Penal Code. (Representational)
Palghar: A police officer was arrested in Palghar district of Maharashtra on Friday on the charge of misappropriation of seized foreign-made cigarettes worth crores of rupees.
Sharif Shaikh (52), assistant sub-inspector, Waliv police station, was charged under section 409 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code.
Police spokesperson Hemant Katkar said that Waliv police had seized a huge quantity of smuggled cigarettes of Gudang Garam, a foreign brand, estimated to be worth Rs. 3.24 crore.
The sale of these cigarettes is banned in the country. Sharif Shaikh, who was responsible for keeping the contraband safe till the trial of the related case was over, allegedly stole cigarettes worth Rs. 2.16 crore.
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Customs grab B90m in tax dodge items.
Ninety million baht’s worth of brand-name products were seized in tax evasion cases between last October and last month, the Customs Department says.
The value represents a 50% rise on the same period the previous year, according to Chaiyut Khamkhun, the department’s spokesman.
The department released the figures after a Thai Airways International flight attendant was arrested as she attempted to smuggle in several untaxed brand-name products.
Following a tip-off, customs officials arrested the flight attendant who was found to have brought in goods exceeding the allowance limit. She had been on a THAI flight from Italy.
Several brand-name products, including belts, were found concealed under her clothing.
Mr Chaiyut insisted cabin crew and air passengers are treated equally when it comes to searching and prosecuting people trying to smuggle goods into the country to evade import tax, he said.
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Lear MoreWoman among 8 held for smuggling gold, goods worth crores at Delhi airport.
New Delhi, Sep 9 (PTI) Eight people including a woman were arrested at Delhi airport last week for their alleged involvement in separate incidents of smuggling gold and other items worth crores of rupees, Customs officials said on Monday.
In the first incident, two Indians landed in the net upon their arrival from the UAE for allegedly smuggling gold bars worth over Rs 24 lakh, they said.
The two were intercepted by Customs officials after they had crossed the Green Channel post their arrival at the Terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport from Abu Dhabi by an Etihad Airways flight.
A personal and baggage search of the passengers resulted in recovery of five gold bars and one cut piece of gold bar, weighing 676 gms having a tariff value of Rs 24,18,786, the officials said.
The gold has been seized and the two passengers arrested under relevant provisions of the Customs Act, they said.
During questioning, they admitted to have smuggled out Saudi Riyal 53,000 and USD 50,000 in their previous visits, they said.
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