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The Border Security Force (BSF) in Tripura, in separate operations, seized a significant consignment of items worth over Rs 28 lakh along the Indo-Bangladesh border, thwarting smuggling activities.

Vigilant troops of the BSF, on November 16 seized a substantial consignment of cigarettes and medicines valued at Rs 7,21,067.

In other operations, the BSF security forces dealt significant blow to smuggling activities along the border by seizing a substantial consignment of items – Ganja, Phensedyl, sugar and other contraband items valued at Rs 5,39,437.

https://www.indiatodayne.in/tripura/story/tripura-bsf-seize-consignment-of-items-worth-over-rs-28-lakh-along-indo-bangladesh-border-1122211-2024-11-17

During a recent vehicle-checking operation ahead of the forthcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, a Static Surveillance Team (SST) found gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 1.6 crore in a private vehicle at the Rajiv Gandhi Bridge in Pune’s Aundh.

Himmat Jadhav, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Pune city, said the ornaments were seized from one Yogesh Kumar Parmar in a courier vehicle.

The seized consignment included four kilogram of silver worth Rs 4,16,632 and 2.511 kilogram of gold estimated at Rs 1,57,96,124. The seized valuables have been handed over to the Income Tax and the GST department for further investigation, the police said.

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/gold-silver-ornaments-rs-1-6-crore-seized-courier-vehicle-aundh-9672914/

Police in Maharashtra’s Palghar district seized illegal tobacco products valued at more than Rs 15 lakh and arrested one person in connection with the haul, an official confirmed on Friday.

The seizure took place on Wednesday in the Talasari area. Acting on a tip-off, a patrolling team suspected the transportation of illegal goods and stopped a tempo parked along a service road on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway. Upon inspection, the officers discovered a large quantity of banned tobacco products.

Palghar Rural Superintendent of Police, Balasaheb Patil, stated that the seized tobacco products were worth Rs 15.66 lakh. The police also confiscated the tempo involved in the illegal transport and arrested the driver.

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/maharashtra-police-seize-illegal-tobacco-products-worth-over-rs-15-lakh-in-palghar/

Guwahati: In a significant crackdown, the Assam Police‘s Special Task Force successfully busted a fake currency racket and apprehended two individuals involved in its production and circulation on Wednesday.

The police seized counterfeit Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth Rs 6.87 lakh from the suspects, who were caught while attempting to distribute the fake notes in the Khanapara area.

Upon spotting the police, the suspects, Md Sahil Ali (21) from Kamrup district and Harsh Wahlang (20) from Ri-Bhoi district, fled towards Koinadhara in an attempt to evade arrest.

https://nenews.in/assam/assam-police-seizes-fake-currency-worth-rs-6-87-lakh-2-held/15622/

In an operation to crackdown on manufacturing and sale of spurious liquor, the Enforcement Bureau Crime Investigation Department arrested four people and seized 95 bottles of illicit liquor from Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvannamalai district.

Based on a tip-off about the sale of illicit liquor in Tiruvannamalai’s Vallivagai on November 10, a team led by sub-inspector Rajesh laid a trap to catch the suspects.

The team laid a trap to catch them red-handed and went as customers to buy illicit liquor from them. According to the police, the accused were selling 180 ml liquor in bottles, but the hologram and the side labels of the bottles seemed to be fake.

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/tamil-nadu/story/tamil-nadu-tiruvannamalai-illicit-liquor-sale-four-arrested-bottles-seized-police-2632610-2024-11-13

CHENNAI: In a major haul after a hiatus at Chennai airport, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths seized nearly 20 kg gold from 25 flyers arriving from Singapore on three different flights in an overnight operation that lasted until the early hours of Monday.

The seized gold, of 22 carat purity, is said to be worth 15 crore in the market, said DRI sources.
Based on specific information, DRI sleuths at Chennai International Airport intercepted flyers arriving by Scoot Airways, Air India, and Indigo Airlines flights from Singapore.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/massive-gold-smuggling-operation-uncovered-at-chennai-airport-20kg-seized-from-25-passengers/articleshow/115191809.cms

Mumbai: 3.35kg of gold worth ₹2.67 crore was seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) while it was allegedly smuggled from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in an operation conducted in Mumbai airport.

A customer service executive at the airport and a member of a private ground-handling staff were arrested for their alleged involvement in the smuggling, said DRI sources.

The agency had initiated an operation based on intelligence reports of two people who were involved in gold smuggling through the Mumbai airport. After conducting necessary checks, a team of DRI officers intercepted the customer service executive at one of the exit gates of the airport. The executive was searched upon suspicion, leading to two packets of 3,350 grams of gold being recovered. The packets contained gold in paste form, which was meant to avoid detection, agency sources said.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/dri-seizes-smuggled-gold-in-paste-form-worth-2-67-crore-101731264299885.html

The Uttar Pradesh’s Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) recently busted a fake medicine gang involved in re-selling expired medicines, including pregnancy kits and blood pressure medications.

The FSDA and Meerut Police seized a massive stockpile of expired medicines, estimated to be worth around Rs 35 lakh, along with several specialised electronic printers allegedly used to tamper with expiry dates, posing serious health risks to unsuspecting consumers.

https://www.news18.com/india/meerut-gang-reselling-expired-medicines-busted-rs-35-lakh-stock-seized-9116541.html

Agartala, 11th November 2024: Assam Rifles along with the Customs Department seized 10.4 Lakh foreign cigarettes worth Rs 1.27 crore and apprehended two individuals and seized one Bolero pickup from the general area, Teliamuara , under Khowai district of Tripura on Monday.

As per Assam Rifles, based on credible information, an operation was launched by Assam Rifles and they were able to seize the contrband and apprehend the individuals which were further handed over to the customs department for further investigation and legal proceedings.

https://tripurachronicle.in/local-news/assam-rifles-customs-seize-cigarettes-worth-rs-1-27-crore-from-teliamura/