Andhra Pradesh: SEB, police destroy liquor worth about ₹2 crore
60,000 liquor bottles were destroyed in the operation, says SEB officials.
Officials of the Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) and the NTR District Police destroyed illegal and Non-Duty Paid Liquor (NDPL) worth ₹2 crore that was seized by the police, on Tuesday.
The liquor was seized in different cases under various police stations limits in NTR District Police Commissionerate, said Police Commissioner Kanthi Rana Tata.
Lear MoreNepal: Police seize two kg Uranium before smugglers take it to India, 15 arrested
Earlier this month, Nepal Police confiscated two kilos of uranium in Biratnagar near the Nepal-India border which were being smuggled into India. In addition, 15 persons were arrested in this case. While carrying illicit commodities, the traffickers attempted to smuggle the extremely radioactive substance into foreign countries via India. While the incident happened on July 1 and July 3, the news of the arrests and recovery of the Uranium has appeared in media now only.
According to a report by Jagran, the smugglers had planned to cross the border into India via Jogbani, a border town in Bihar’s Araria district. However, the Nepal police thwarted their strategy. The massive collection of radioactive material has sounded the alarm for Indian security officials.
https://www.opindia.com/2022/07/nepal-police-seize-two-kg-uranium-before-smugglers-take-it-to-india/
Lear MoreRajasthan Police seize fake currency of more than Rs 1 crore, 6 arrested
Rajasthan Police in Bikaner seized fake currency whose value is more than Rs 1 crore and arrested six people in connection with the matter.
The Rajasthan Police in Bikaner carried out raids in 23 places and seized counterfeit notes worth more than Rs 1 crore. The police also arrested six people who allegedly belonged to a gang dealing in counterfeit currency.
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Police seize smuggled cigarettes
KATHMANDU, JULY 21: A large quantity of foreign cigarettes was seized at the dry port of Birgunj in a container coming from Dubai via India. More than 5.8 million cigarettes of the Gudang Garam and Mond Variance brands were found in the container which was supposed to contain Moong Dal. Gudang Garam cigarettes are widely available in the market, but this is the first time when the police have seized such cigarettes being smuggled into the country through the customs.
After the tax on cigarettes was increased in Nepal by two to four times in the last five years, cigarettes have become expensive and it is more profitable to smuggle them into the country.
https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/police-seize-smuggled-cigarettes/
Lear MoreAssam Police busts fake gold, currency printing gang; 5 held
Biswanath (Assam) [India], July 16 (ANI): Assam Police on Friday busted a gang of fake gold and fake currency notes in the Biswanath district of the state and arrested five people of the gang, it informed on Saturday.
The arrested persons have been identified as Amir Ali, Atikul Islam, Mafizuddin Ahmed, Saiful Islam, and Habibur Rahman and also recovered fake Indian currency notes, live ammunition, and a fake currency notes-making machine, one four-wheeler vehicle, and two motorbikes.
https://theprint.in/india/assam-police-busts-fake-gold-currency-printing-gang-5-held/1041402/
Lear MoreFake currency racket busted in Jujumura, 2 held
The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch along with Sambalpur police busted a fake currency racket and seized counterfeit currencies of over Rs 15 lakh on Wednesday.
BARGARH: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch along with Sambalpur police busted a fake currency racket and seized counterfeit currencies of over Rs 15 lakh on Wednesday. Two persons were arrested in connection with printing and circulation of the counterfeit currency.The accused have been identified as Podar Prasad Sahu (28) of village Nua Adhapada (Jalipada) and Janmajaya Bagh (32) of Burda, both under Jujumura police limits in the district.
Lear MoreDRI Seizes Rs 3.4 Cr Worth Of Red Sanders From Sanand
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Tuesday said it had seized Red Sanders meant to be smuggled out of the country hidden in a godown in rural Ahmedabad.
Acting on intelligence, DRI recovered 4.229 metric tonnes of Red Sanders, whose estimated valued is Rs 3.4 crore in the international market, from a godown in Sanand.
The seizure comes in the case the DRI sleuths were investigating since May this year when they had seized 14.63 metric tonnes of Red Sanders in the last week of May 2022 from Mundra Port in Kutch.
A statement on Tuesday said that specific intelligence was developed and two godowns in Sanand industrial area of Ahmedabad were identified from where the earlier consignment of Red Sanders was stuffed in the export container by the conspirators.
https://ahmedabadmirror.com/dri-seizes-rs-34-cr-worth-of-red-sanders-from-sanand/81838816.html
Lear MoreFlorida CEO charged in ‘massive scheme’ selling fake Cisco hardware imported from China to hospitals, schools, and government agencies
A Florida-based CEO was charged with selling $1 billion worth of counterfeit Cisco equipment imported from China, according to the Department of Justice.
The Justice Department announced in a release on Friday that they arrested 38-year-old Onur Aksoy for allegedly running multiple stores that sold fraudulent Cisco hardware. The DOJ alleged that Aksoy imported the fake equipment from China and resold them to included hospitals, schools, government agencies, and the military under the company name “Pro Network” to make it appear legitimate.
Lear MoreDoubt over ambergris seizure claims
Kochi: When it was reported that 30kg ambergris was seized from Thrissur last year it had sparked a flutter for it was for the first time that the illegal trade in the rare treasure found in whales’ bellies was reported from the state.
Though several such cases have cropped up since then lab tests have confirmed that many of these seized substances were fake forcing forest officials to take such claims with a pinch of salt.
In fact, the authorities have not been able to confirm the authenticity of the so-called ambergris seized in any of the five cases recorded in the state so far. Forest officials figure that what is mostly going by the name of ambergris trade may be just a ploy to make some quick bucks with fake products.
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Celebrity designer accused of smuggling crocodile handbags
Investigators say Nancy Gonzalez smuggled hundreds of handbags by paying passengers to carry them in their personal luggage on flights to the United States and instructed them to say the items were gifts for their relatives
A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities and characters in the “Sex and the City” TV series, was arrested in her hometown of Cali, Colombia, and faces extradition to the United States on charges of smuggling crocodile handbags, Colombian prosecutors said Friday.
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