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New Delhi: Two Bihar men, both in their late twenties, frustrated by their monotonous lives decided to mint easy money by smuggling liquor into the dry state in such a manner that they evade the law of the land. The alleged duo would have continued to thrive in their illegal liquor business had Head Constable Manoj Kumar posted at the Anti-Auto Theft Squad in the Dwarka district not received a crucial input.

On July 3, the Delhi Police received a tip-off about a syndicate of illicit liquor suppliers, who are involved in supplying illegal liquor to Hazipur, Bihar and were present at Bharthal Village, loading the liquor in a container from their rented godown.

Immediately, the cops swung into action and a team was dispatched to Bharthal Village near Dada Mota Mandir Firni Road.

A total of 13,264 quarters of liquor meant to be supplied only in Haryana was found and seized by the Delhi Police. Accordingly, a case was lodged under relevant provisions of the newly implemented Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and the accused duo was arrested.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Jul/08/stash-of-smuggled-liquor-to-dry-bihar-seized

Kallakurichi: The Crime Branch-CID on Thursday, July 4, 2024, seized 2,000 litres of methanol, an industrial chemical from a sump in an unused petrol bunk in Veeraperumanallur near Panruti, in Cuddalore district.

CB-CID sources said the seizure was made following the interrogation of Madesh, who has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the hooch tragedy at Karunapuram in Kallakurichi, which has claimed 65 lives so far. Madesh is suspected to have supplied the poisonous brew to bootleggers in Kallakurichi. After supplying the methanol to the bootlegger in Karunapuram, Madesh had stored the remaining stock in a sump in an unused petrol bunk that he had taken on lease in Veeraperumanallur near Panruti. The methanol, totalling 2,000 litres, was seized and it is now part of the property related to the case,” an official said.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/kallakurichi-hooch-tragedy-2000-litres-of-methanol-seized-from-unused-petrol-bunk-in-cuddalore-district/article68365938.ece

Tiruchi: A Tiruchi City police team seized 240 kilograms of banned tobacco substances that were being smuggled in a car, early on Wednesday, July 3, 2024.

The police team was carrying out vehicle checks near SIT junction when they stopped a car and checked the vehicle. They found 27 gunny bags containing banned tobacco substances inside the vehicle and confiscated the contraband. Two persons V. Selvakumar (26) of Thottiyam in Tiruchi district and P. Srinath (39) of Pattukottai in Thanjavur district, who had smuggled the contraband in the car, were arrested.The value of the seized contraband was put at ₹4 lakh, a police press release said.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/240-kg-of-banned-tobacco-products-seized-in-tiruchi-two-arrested/article68366169.ece

Bengaluru: Central Crime Branch (CCB) police have seized fake branded dress materials, which were being sold as original, worth 1.38 crores from a shop in Bengaluru and have arrested the proprietor on Tuesday.

The accused is identified as Narasimharaju (38) who had his shop at the BEML layout which falls under Rajarajeshwari Nagar police station limits. The shop was stocked with fakes of all major brands including Nike, Puma, Tommy Hilfiger, Under Armour and Zara. The customers were made to believe that they were purchasing original items.

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Authorities seize a shipment of P744,900 smuggled cigarettes declared as dried fish in Jolo, Sulu on Friday, June 28. The seized contrabands were taken to the Sulu Maritime Police Station for proper disposition. (SunStar Zamboanga)

AUTHORITIES have seized a shipment of smuggled cigarettes declared as dried fish in Jolo, Sulu, the police said Saturday, June 29, 2024.

The Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) said the shipment was seized around 12 p.m. Friday, June 28, aboard a commercial ferry docked at the port of Jolo.

The PRO-BAR said seized by policemen were 650 reams of smuggled cigarettes with an estimated market value of P744,900.
Investigation showed that an unidentified person had left the five boxes with the ship’s checker, declaring it as dried fish for shipment to Zamboanga City.

https://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/over-p700000-smuggled-cigarettes-seized-in-jolo-port

Chattogram Custom House and Customs Intelligence seized a container of cigarettes on Thursday midnight, which was imported under false declaration.

The container was imported from Thailand, declaring it as water purifiers from Thailand, said Md Saifur Rahman, joint director of Customs Intelligence Department, Chattogram office.

He told The Daily Star the amount of the seized cigarettes of Mond brand is approximately 50 lakh, worth Tk 5 crore.
“The actual amount will be determined after the completion of inventory,” he said.The tax rate hovers 25 percent for water purification machine, which can go as high as 600-650 percent in case of cigarettes, customs officials said.

https://www.thedailystar.net/business/tax-and-customs/news/container-cigarettes-seized-ctg-3643901

Officers from Leamington Spa Safer Neighbourhood Team conducted a joint operation with Warwickshire Trading Standards at Clemens Mini Market on Wednesday, over concerns about products for sale there.

A police spokesperson said: “Inside a large stash of illegal cigarettes, vapes and rolling tobacco was found concealed within the premises. Further illegal products were also found in a vehicle parked nearby.

“In total over 20,000 cigarettes were seized, 7.15kg of tobacco and 73 vapes were seized. The value of these products had they been legal is approximately £20,475.

Officers from Leamington Spa Safer Neighbourhood Team conducted a joint operation with Warwickshire Trading Standards at Clemens Mini Market on Wednesday, over concerns about products for sale there. (Photo: Leamington Police).

https://www.warwickshireworld.com/news/crime/more-than-20000-illegal-cigarettes-seized-by-police-after-raid-on-leamington-shop-4683233

Biswanath: Assam Police was able to arrest a woman and recover Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from her possession. She was found carrying notes of denomination more than Rs 3.5 lakhs when she was arrested. The seized counterfeit notes, all in Rs 500 denominations, were discovered in a bag she had brought from Nagaon. Currently, the police are conducting further interrogations with Minara Begum regarding the seized currency.

https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/assam-women-arrested-with-fake-indian-currency-notes

Hong Kong customs has seized counterfeit products worth HK$52 million (US$6.7 million), including more than 6,000 fake Uefa Euro 2024 and Copa America football jerseys, in a three-week operation.

Acting Senior Superintendent Tammy Tam Pui-ying of customs’ intellectual property investigation bureau said on Wednesday an investigation revealed the shirts were destined for America, Europe and the Middle East. The items, which could fetch as much as HK$2.4 million if sold in those regions, included counterfeit England and France jerseys.

Customs officers also arrested two people and seized an additional 31 counterfeit jerseys during raids on two online stores.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3268105/6000-fake-euro-2024-copa-america-jerseys-among-items-worth-hk52-million-seized-hong-kong