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Vijayawada: Sleuths of vigilance and enforcement raided a warehouse in NTR district and seized banned and illegal cigarettes worth around 38 lakh. The owner of the warehouse was identified as Bobbilla Srinivas from Guntur. According to CI Vnkateshwar Rao, vigilance and enforcement, the raids were conducted in the 43rd division based on a tip-off. The illegal cigarette warehouse was identified during the operations.

Officials took control of the warehouse and started investigating. A case has been registered.TNN

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/illegal-cigarettes-worth-38l-seized/articleshow/109829400.cms

Hong Kong customs officers have arrested two men and confiscated more than 56,000 counterfeit products worth nearly HK$17 million (US$2.1 million) in a joint operation with mainland Chinese and Macau authorities.

Inspector Terence Wong Tsz-kin of the Customs and Excise Department’s intellectual property transnational investigation division said on Friday that the three-week operation had determined the seized items were destined for overseas.

“During the joint operation, Hong Kong customs seized more than 56,000 counterfeit products, which included smartphones, phone accessories, watches, handbags and shoes,” he said.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3261302/hong-kong-customs-seizes-over-56000-fake-goods-worth-hk169-million-joint-operation-macau-mainland

VILLUPURAM : In a recent operation spanning two days, the police apprehended two individuals and confiscated a total of 2,592 liquor bottles from two locations in Brammadesam.

Based on a tip-off, officers from the district prohibition enforcement wing conducted a raid at a suspected residence on Mariamman Temple Street; during which they found 1,872 liquor bottles hidden for illegal sale.

The owner of the house, A Datchinamorthy (54) was taken into custody. Further investigation revealed that his son, D Viji (32) who manages the bar attached to a TASMAC outlet had procured the liquor in advance for illegal resale at inflated prices. He is currently absconding and a case has been registered against him.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/May/03/illegal-liquor-sale-police-arrest-two-individuals-seize-2592-bottles-in-tamil-nadu

New Delhi: Delhi Customs’ Patparganj Commissionerate has seized 30,090 e-cigarettes worth Rs 2.40 crore, said the agency on Friday. The E-Cigarettes were concealed in the garb of hair accessories. Import of e-cigarettes is prohibited under the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (PMIETSDSA) Act, 2019.

The agency said that further investigation is in progress. E-cigarette simulates tobacco smoking and many studies found that among teens, using e-cigarettes may increase the risk of exposure to lead and uranium — potentially harming brain and organ development in young people.

In September 2019, e-cigarettes were completely banned in India under the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act. E-cigarette aerosol is known to contain various potentially harmful compounds including metals which even at low levels, can lead to detrimental health impacts, affecting cardiovascular, renal, cognitive and psychiatric functions.

https://www.dynamitenews.com/story/delhi-customs-seize-e-cigarettes-worth-rs-240-cr-in-patparganj

Vijayawada: Special Enforcement Bureau arrested two men on charges of transporting liquor from Telangana to the state on Tuesday in Guntur. The arrested were identified as Palem Ramamohan Rao (56) and G Srinu (26). SEB said they seized bottles of liquor worth around 8.03 which was concealed under boxes of tomatoes.

http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/109766116.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

The accused persons, comprising one female passenger, were intercepted after their arrival from Dubai on April 30, the statement released by the customs department said.

New Delhi: Five Azerbaijan nationals have been arrested by customs officials for allegedly smuggling into the country gold worth over Rs 2.4 crore at the international airport here, according to an official statement issued on Friday.

The accused persons, comprising one female passenger, were intercepted after their arrival from Dubai on April 30, the statement released by the customs department said.

“On personal search of the said passengers, gold items in the form of jewellery, wire, belt buckle and handbag handle etc, totally weighing 3.5 kg valued at Rs 2.44 crore were recovered from them,” it read.

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi/five-azerbaijan-nationals-held-at-delhi-airport-for-smuggling-gold-worth-rs-24-crore-3006456

In the last 28 days, the Mumbai Airport Customs have seized smuggled gold valued at more than Rs 30 crore in multiple cases. In the last two days, gold worth Rs 1.20 crore was seized in three different cases.

According to Customs, in the first case, a woman was intercepted with two pieces of gold dust in wax form having a net weight of 505 grams valued at Rs32.94 lakh. The passenger had kept the gold dust in wax under rectum concealment, agency sources said.

In the second case on Saturday, a United States-based woman was intercepted and seven gold melted bars having a net weight of 1.173kg valued at Rs70.15 lakh had been seized. The goods were concealed in her handbag. On Saturday, a Kenyan national woman was intercepted and two gold melted bars having a net weight of 286 grams valued at Rs17.10 lakh were seized. The goods were concealed in the underwear worn by the passenger, officials said.

https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-airport-customs-seize-smuggled-gold-worth-120-crore-in-three-cases