Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy
A bullion trader in Ahmedabad lost 2 kg of gold, worth Rs 1.3 crore, by fraudsters who used fake currency notes featuring Bollywood actor Anupam Kher’s image.
Mehul Thakkar, a gold and silver trader, received a call on September 23 from the manager of Laxmi Jewellers, who is known to him. The manager asked him about the price of over 2 kg of gold for a third party.
Hong Kong customs officers have arrested five suspected smugglers and seized about 10 million black market cigarettes worth around HK$45 million from a fishing boat.
The Customs and Excise Department revealed on Saturday that officers had intercepted a suspicious fishing boat in the waters off Hong Kong’s southernmost island, Po Toi, the previous morning and seized the cigarettes after an inspection.
In a joint operation, security agencies and police seized a shipment of fake currency worth Rs 200,000 in Ranipur, Khairpur.
The counterfeit notes, sent via courier from Peshawar, were intended for a local medical store, leading to the store owner’s arrest.
Customs seized gold, diamonds, and a Rolex worth ₹3.12 crore at Mumbai airport, arresting three passengers for smuggling from Dubai and Hong Kong.
Mumbai: The Customs Department seized gold, diamonds and a Rolex watch, in all worth ₹3.12 crore at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in two separate cases and arrested three passengers involved in smuggling the valuables.
The Australian Border Force’s crackdown in the illicit tobacco market claimed a significant win this week, with more than 45 million illicit cigarettes and close to 6,500kg of tobacco being stopped at the border within five days.
The quantities were detected within 10 separate sea cargo consignments from Saturday 14 September to Wednesday 18 September, received from China, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, India, and Vietnam.
Haridwar police arrested six individuals, including two brothers, for running a fake currency racket with ‘training’ from YouTube videos.
Haridwar police arrested six individuals, including two brothers, for running a fake currency racket. The gang was caught with counterfeit notes worth INR 2.25 lakh in INR 500 denominations, along with laptops, printers, and other equipment. The arrests were made after a police team intercepted two bikes carrying four suspects near Suman Nagar.
The Customs Department has seized cigarettes being imported illegally by passengers at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar in different cases.
All the passengers had landed here from Phnom Penh (Cambodia) via Kuala Lumpur flight No. MH0206. The smuggled cigarettes, having the identical brand Gold Flake, were seized on September 16 under relevant provisions of Customs Act, 1962. Further investigation is under process.
According to information, 36,800 cigarette sticks were recovered from the baggage of Gaurav Bidlan worth Rs 6.25 lakh; 38,400 cigarette sticks from Pruthi Anuj valued at Rs 6.52 lakh; 37,400 cigarette sticks with a market value of Rs 6.35 lakh and 37,600 cigarette sticks worth Rs 6.39 lakh.
MUZAFFARPUR: Over 130 cartons of liquor bottles have been recovered from the premise of a government office in Paru area of Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, officials said on Tuesday.
The sale and consumption of alcohol is banned in Bihar since April 2016.
Seven people, including the husband of a ‘mukhiya’ (village head) in Chintamanpur panchayat, were arrested in connection with the incident.
Udaipur: Police from Pratap Nagar and Savina stations in Udaipur busted a counterfeit currency operation on Friday, seizing fake notes worth Rs 36.70 lakh in Rs 500 denominations. Police arrested seven individuals, including the mastermind, and also seized printing equipment such as photocopy machines, printers, and cutters.
Some P200 million worth of illicit cigarettes were seized by authorities in two different raids in Grace Park West, Caloocan City and Balingasa, Quezon City on Thursday night.
Joint forces from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Philippine National Police confiscated around 1.3 million cigarette packs—some carrying fake tax stamps and others with no stamps at all.
BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said they have yet to trace the source of the contraband cigarettes.