SEB sleuths seize large quantities of Telangana liquor smuggled into the state near Kurnool
TIRUPATI: Special enforcement bureau sleuths seized large quantities of Telangana liquor being smuggled into the state near the two states border in Kurnool district on Wednesday.
Kurnool SEB circle inspector R Ravi Chandra and his team who were conducting vehicular checks at the Panchalingala checkpost intercepted a Telangana vehicle and seized 480 liquor bottles stacked up in 14 carton boxes on Wednesday morning.
Police seized the car used for the smuggling of Telangana liquor into the state and arrested Achari Arun, a resident of Nagar Kurnool.
Meanwhile during raids carried out at various places, SEB sleuths arrested 45 persons and seized 6818 liquor bottles on Wednesday. 8 vehicles were also seized by the enforcement bureau sleuths.
Kurnool SP Dr Kaginelli Fakeerappa warned miscreants to refrain from smuggling liquor from other states into the state of Andhra Pradesh. He directed the SEB sleuths to step up vigil along the porous routes close to the borders of the neighbouring states besides maintaining a strong tab on vehicular movements along the border checkposts.
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Chicago Authorities Seize $685K In Fake Money
It happened between Saturday (May 15) and Monday (May 17). U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted two dozen packages containing the fake currency. Authorities process more than 57 million packages each year and typically seize about 40 to 50 packages of “illegitimate goods,” according to a press release from the agency issued Tuesday (May 18). Those goods include medications, narcotics, jewelry, electronics and others.
The shipments with $685,000 in counterfeit money all came from China and were headed for different U.S. cities, including in Illinois and Indiana. The counterfeit money came in the form of $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 bills, apparently to be used as prop money (though it it violates federal law to reproduce currency). It was all handed over to Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Secret Service to investigate, the release states.
“Our CBP officers are always on the alert watching for any type of prohibited shipments that come through the IMF,” Shane Campbell, Area Port Director-Chicago, said in the release. “By stopping these shipments we are protecting our financial institutions, businesses and the public.”
https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-05-18-chicago-authorities-seize-685k-in-fake-money/
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Panchkula: Two nabbed for smuggling country-made liquor, IMFL
The Panchkula police arrested two persons for smuggling country-made liquor and India-made foreign liquor (IMFL) late last night.
The arrested accused have been identified as Vakil Khan, a resident of Haryali village near Raipur Rani, and Krishan Singh, a resident of Kharag Mangoli.
The police said they had received information that Vakil Khan was selling country made liquor at Gugga Marri near his house at Moli village. The police team raided the spot and recovered seven cartons of country made liquor of “Raseela Santra” brand from Vakil Khan.
A case under Sections 188, 269 and 270 of the IPC, Excise Act and the Disaster Management Act 2005 has been registered against him at the Raipur Rani police station.
Similarly, the police received information that Krishan Singh, a resident of Kharag Mangoli, was smuggling liquor from Chandigarh in his car and selling it at exorbitant rates. The police team laid a naka on the slip road on the Majri chowk. The police signalled Krishan Singh to stop his car at the naka. They recovered four cartons of IMFL, which was meant for sale in Chandigarh only.
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Fake Apple AirPods worth $7.16 million seized by US Customs and Border Protection
U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati have seized three large shipments from China that contained fake Apple AirPods which are estimated to be worth around $7.16 million.
A total of 36,000 fake AirPods have been seized, each shipment containing 12,000 units. Although each package had a declared value of $5,280, the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price for all the AirPods would have been $7.16 million had they been genuine.
In the official statement released by the US CBP, it says that after consulting with an import specialist from CBP’s Center of Excellence and Expertise, the items were found to be in violation of CBP trademark and copyright codes and were seized on May 11 and 13.
It goes on to explain that Apple has configuration trademarks on their AirPods and has recorded those trademarks with CBP. It also adds that a company does not have to put the “Apple” wordmark or design on their products to violate these trademarks. In this instance, further inspection of the earbuds revealed that their shape and design replicated the protected Apple configuration.
https://www.gizmochina.com/2021/05/17/fake-apple-airpods-seized-us-customs/
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1.80 kg of gold seized at Chennai airport; two arrested
CHENNAI: Customs officials at Chennai international airport have seized 1.8 kg of gold, worth Rs 89.2 lakh, and arrested two men. According to a release on Sunday, a special watch was kept based on intelligence that gold was likely to be smuggled by a passenger arriving from Dubai in an Emirates flight (EK-544).
A passenger who appeared to be in a hurry was intercepted at the green channel exit by an alert officer. When questioned, he appeared to be nervous and gave evasive replies. He was identified as Mohammed Ashraf, 21, of Chennai. When searched, two crepe bandages were found tied to the shins of his legs.
On taking them off, gauze bandage was found wrapped and stuck by a duct tape. When it was removed, two paper packets were recovered, one from each leg. Both packets were unusually heavy and weighed 2.07 kg and were found to contain gold paste. On extraction, 1.80 kg gold of 24 k purity valued at Rs. 89.17 lakh was recovered and seized under the Customs Act.
When questioned further, the passenger informed that he was to hand over gold packets to an unknown person outside the airport. He was taken outside the airport to nab the receiver. After sometime, a man who approached him to receive gold was nabbed. He has been identified as one Mohamed Ibr ahim, 39, of Chennai. Both the carrier and the receiver have been arrested.
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Three held for ‘smuggling’liquor from Karnataka
The police on Friday arrested three youth and seized 960 liquor bottles, a car and a two-wheeler, all worth over ₹5 lakh, at an isolated shed at Tavanampalle mandal headquarters, 20 km from here.
According to the police, the accused, identified as Arun Kumar, Delhi Prasad and Yugandhar, residents of Tavanamaplle, allegedly used to smuggle liquor bottles from Karnataka.
Acting on a tip-off, a special party raided the shed and seized the liquor bottles, and the vehicles, besides arresting the trio. The accused were sent for remand.
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24 seized Remdesivir injections found fake
The 24 Remdesivir injections, which were recovered by the Ambala Police last month, have been found to be fake.
As per the Health Department, the injections were sent to the company for verification and it confirmed that the vials were fake.
Civil Surgeon Ambala Dr Kuldeep Singh said, “The police had recovered 24 injections of Remdesivir last month and the sample was sent to the company. The injections were fake. The matter is being investigated.”
On April 21, police officials on curfew duty checked two vehicles. During checking, they seized 24 injections of “Hetero Remdesivir” from one of the cars.
The four men failed to produce any bill or give any satisfactory reply regarding the injections.
The accused claimed that they had arranged the injections for a Covid patient in Delhi. However, the police suspected that they had procured the injections for sale. The investigation was handed over to the CIA-2.
Last week, the CIA-2 unit arrested Gaurav, a resident of Yamunanagar, who had supplied the injections. The 24 injections were sold for Rs 1.20 lakh.
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/24-seized-remdesivir-injections-found-fake-251943
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6 arrested for black marketing of Remdesivir in Madhya Pradesh
In another case, three people were arrested the same day in Shahdol including a nurse and two lab technicians of a medical college for black marketing of Remdesivir.
Amid rising cases of Covid-19, several cases of black marketing of Remdesivir were reported from Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, Chhindwara amd Shahdol on Tuesday.
Three persons, including a nurse, were arrested on Tuesday for black marketing of Remdesivir in Chhindwara and five injections were seized from them, said the police.
“We have arrested three including a nurse. We have seized five Remdesivir injections from their possession. Investigation on,” said Police inspector Manish Bhadoria.
In another case, three people were arrested the same day in Shahdol including a nurse and two lab technicians of a medical college for black marketing of Remdesivir.
Shahdol Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mukesh Vaishya informed, “We also arrested a pharmacy store owner. Six injections, mobile phones and over ₹6 lakhs cash recovered from their possession.”
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Gold smuggling case: Police rope in Interpol
Police have widened investigations into the smuggling of 23 gold pieces worth US$783 000 by a Zimbabwean who was arrested in South Africa, and are waiting for a detailed report from Interpol officials based in Pretoria, which will be critical in assisting their inquiry.
This comes as Parliament has summoned Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister, Kazembe Kazembe, to give a ministerial statement on the security situation at the country’s ports of entry and exit following a surge in cases of smuggling which are prejudicing the country of millions of dollars.
Minister Kazembe was directed to issue the statement by Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda after a request by Dzivaresekwa legislator, Mr Edwin Mushoriwa.
A suspect, Tashinga Nyasha Masinire (33), was found in possession of 23 pieces of gold allegedly smuggled from Zimbabwe.
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Fake sanitiser unit busted in Agra, 2 held
AGRA: A fake sanitiser manufacturing unit was busted here and two people running it were arrested, police said on Tuesday.
A joint team of Covid anti-black marketing squad and SWAT team raided the factory in Katra Wazir Khan area of the Itmad-ud-Daulah locality and seized 2,500 litres of fake sanitiser, they said.
Police also confiscated cleaning products like hand wash, toilet cleaner, dish wash, glass cleaner and floor cleaner from the factory.
Agra Superintendent of Police (SP) Botre Rohan Pramod said a complaint regarding the factory was received on the helpline number generated to control the black marketing of the Covid drugs, oxygen cylinders and other items.
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