Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy
General Operations Force Southeast Brigade Commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said the cigarettes were seized at 1 am yesterday during their Op Taring Wawasan Kelantan patrol.
The TEX brand cigarettes were kept in brown boxes hidden in a bushy area at an illegal base, he said in a statement today.
A team of Englishbazar police in Malda acted on a tip-off and arrested a person for carrying fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with a face value of ₹6.83 lakh on Tuesday night.
Pradeep Kumar Yadav, the superintendent of police, said that based on source information, the team reached Susthani More, a crossing on NH12 on the outskirts of the town, on Tuesday night.
Varanasi: Smugglers engaged in transporting liquor into dry state Bihar are now switching from four-wheelers to motorcycles to carry consignments across the border from districts like Ballia.
On Tuesday, Bairiya police intercepted six motorcycles and found them carrying 881.28 litres of Indian-made foreign liquor worth Rs 5.87 lakh, packed in 17 gunny bags.
Yadagiri: A significant haul of fake fertilizer and disinfectant was seized by Gogi police, who also recovered Rs. 2.26 lakh worth of illegal goods. The incident led to the arrest of the driver, identified as Syed Amin Saab Ukkali. The seizure occurred when a Tata ace vehicle, en route from Sindagi in Vijayapura district towards Chamanala, was intercepted by Gogi police officers. Acting on specific information, the police conducted a thorough inspection of the vehicle and discovered a cache of counterfeit products.
Mumbai: In a significant operation, the Mumbai police have seized 1,000 e-cigarettes valued at Rs 30 lakh from a local shop and a residential premises.
This raid, conducted by the crime branch on Monday in the Agripada area, follows the ongoing ban on e-cigarettes in India.
Gurgaon: Police intercepted two trucks at Sohna and Baslambi and seized around 529 cartons of liquor worth Rs 20 lakh being smuggled to Gujarat on Saturday night. Drivers of both trucks were arrested.
Crime branch sleuth from Palam Vihar acted on a tip-off provided by an informant and seized a truck loaded with illegal liquor at Sancholi village near Sohna around 10 pm on Saturday.
Amreli, Oct 22 (IANS): The Special Operations Group (SOG) police, in coordination with the Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA), exposed a milk adulteration racket operating out of a residential property in Mityala area in Amreli district.
The authorities seized adulterated milk and arrested one suspect, Gunvant Shamji Kalsariya, with materials worth Rs 2.21 lakh.
Ahead of Diwali festival, the city Police have arrested two persons allegedly involved in the smuggling and selling Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) after procuring it from Chandigarh illegally.
The police confiscated 369 liquor bottles (30 boxes) of various brands from them.
They were identified as Ritik Kamal Kohli of Rajinder Nagar, Batala Road and his maternal uncle Raj Kumar alias Babba of Tehsilpura locality.
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/two-nabbed-for-selling-liquor-smuggled-from-chandigarh/
Irish authorities have managed to bust a major counterfeit operation in County Mayo, seizing over 800 fake Apple devices and accessories.
The haul, which included fake AirPods and other iPhone accessories, was estimated to be worth around $173,904 (₹1.3 crore).
Weeks after a bullion trader was allegedly duped of Rs 1.6 crore in Ahmedabad with fake currency notes carrying pictures of Bollywood actor Anupam Kher, the Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) in Ahmedabad recovered 18 of the 21 gold biscuits exchanged during the transaction, officials said on Wednesday. The gold biscuits that have been recovered are worth Rs 1,36,25,000, officials added.