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Taxila: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Monday seized 1,100 litres of fake carbonated and fizzy drinks being supplied to the markets during a successful raid in Jehri Kass area near Hassanabdal. The authority’s enforcement team led by Assistant Food Safety Officer Mohammad Zahid intercepted a pickup and seized the fake carbonated and fizzy drinks. The spokesman said the drinks were prepared with loose colours, hazardous chemicals and polluted water.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1833361/fake-carbonated-drinks-seized

Belagavi: Yamakanamaradi police seized a truck transporting a substantial amount of liquor, totalling 16,848 litres, worth Rs 28 lakh in a large-sized container. The truck was en route from Goa to Andhra Pradesh when it was intercepted by police on Saturday late at night. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the individuals involved in the transportation displayed false documents, claiming that the truck was carrying computer hardware items.

However, the police quickly uncovered their deception and seized the illegal liquor shipment. A case has been registered at the Yamakanamaradi police station, and two individuals- Santosh Halase, 33 and Sadashiv Girade, 43, both from Maharashtra, have been arrested in connection with the illegal transport, said SP Dr Bhimashankar Guled in a release. The authorities are now investigating the matter further.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/goa-liquor-worth-28-lakh-seized/articleshow/110064405.cms

Mumbai: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs Department on Saturday arrested three Kenyan national women and a male Indian passenger in two separate cases of alleged gold smuggling and seized a total of gold worth ₹5.85 crore. The Suspect had arrived from Dubai by an Indigo Airline flight, and during the search, officials found 44 gold bars of 24 KT gold, weighing 5,127 grams worth ₹3.25 crore.

In another case, the AIU officials laid a trap at the airport and intercepted three Kenyan women nationals — Samira Mohamed Abdi, Feiza Abdi Dekh Hassan, and Fardowsa Ahmed Abdi — when they arrived at the CSMI airport on Saturday. They came from Addis Ababa to Mumbai by Ethiopian Airlines. All three approached the customs Red Channel, claiming that they wanted to declare gold items.

The three passengers declared a total of 2.540 kg of gold. But while checking, it was found that the same was mis-declared as the actual weight of the gold was 3.018 kilograms. A search was conducted, and the officials found 11 gold bars hidden in Samira’s undergarments. During interrogation, Hassan and Abdi allegedly confessed that they had given the gold bars to Samira to hide. They were smuggling 22 KT gold melted bars totaling 4,483 grams collectively valued at ₹2.60 crores.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/customs-arrest-3-kenyan-nationals-indian-passenger-for-smuggling-gold-worth-5-85-crore-101715538836445.html

In a significant crackdown on circulation of fake currency in state, Assam Police conducted a raid against a counterfeit currency operation, unearthing a staggering amount of fake currency valued at approximately Rs 2 crore in Dhubri’s Chapar.

The operation, spearheaded by the Circle Police Officer of Pamkhedi Chapar and the officer-in-charge of Sapar police station, unfolded during a late night operation in Barghola, located within Dhirghat of Sapar.

An individual identified as Sahinur Islam, a resident of Dhirghat in Chapar, who was allegedly orchestrating an extensive counterfeit currency network, was apprehended by the police. Islam’s purported involvement in this illicit enterprise had long been a matter of concern, with allegations suggesting his utilization of mystical practices such as tantra mantras to perpetrate fraudulent schemes involving counterfeit money.

https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/video/assam-fake-currency-notes-worth-rs-2-crore-seized-during-raid-in-dhubris-chapar-1004667-2024-05-12

Mumbai: The Customs department has seized 12.47 kg of gold and electronic items valued at Rs 8.37 crore during a four-day operation at the international airport in Mumbai and arrested 10 persons, an official said on Monday.

The operation was carried out from April 29 to May 2 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here.

Gold was found concealed by various passengers as dust in wax form, gold layered clothes, crude jewellery and bars, in a water bottle, on their bodies and in the rectum.

Five passengers were arrested in this connection, the official said in a release.

An Indian national, working as the airport contractual staff, was intercepted by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and handed over to the Customs sleuths.

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/gold-electronic-goods-of-rs-837-crore-seized-at-mumbai-airport-10-persons-held-3009154

Karipur: Smuggled items worth Rs 1.76 crores were seized by the Airport Customs at the Karipur International Airport. The seized materials include gold worth Rs 1.67 crores and cigarettes costing around Rs 3.6 lakhs.

At first, a woman hailing from Kannur landed at the airport in a flight from Dubai, concealing 1,169 grams of gold within her body. She was apprehended. The gold had an estimated value of Rs 80.78 lakhs. In another incident at the airport, 789 grams of gold worth Rs 54.56 lakhs was seized from a Malappuram native arriving from Ras Al-Khaimah.

In addition to this, 225 grams of gold in the form of paste worth Rs 16 lakhs was seized from a man from Thamarassery who reached the airport in a Doha flight.

https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/smuggled-items-gold-cigarettes-calicut-international-airport-1.9537194