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Two individuals were taken into custody, and the investigation was ongoing.
According to an official, a seizure of Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth ₹48 lakh took place in Maharashtra’s Palghar district on Wednesday.
The Konkan flying squad of the Maharashtra excise department intercepted a tempo at Talasari, where it was discovered that the IMFL, meant only for sale in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, was being transported to Palghar district.
The tempo was stopped near Khanvel Udhva Road, and 400 boxes of liquor from various brands, hidden under bags of sawdust, were confiscated.
Two individuals were taken into custody, and the investigation was ongoing.
https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/palghar-illegal-liquor-worth-48-lakh-seized-by-excise-dept-two-held-watch

Police have seized around 20 tonnes of counterfeit goods in raids on shops masquerading as legitimate businesses.
Officers said the goods, seized from 12 units in Cheetham Hill and Strangeways in Manchester, are worth millions of pounds to criminal groups.
The items, including trainers and coats, are to be recycled and changed into usable items for the community.
The raid formed part of Operation Vulcan, which is targeting fake designer goods in the city.
Greater Manchester Police Sgt Daniel Cullum said work was under way to “seek out and arrest” the individuals who had been distributing and selling the items.
He added: “We have had amazing success in stamping out these counterfeit stores but there are a few units remaining that are still attempting to operate in the area.
“We will be targeting these premises imminently and as the shops start to disappear, we will be targeting those higher up the chain who for so long have felt above the law and out of reach.”
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-64784988

MUMBAI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 101kg gold worth Rs 51 crore, foreign currency of Rs 74 lakh value and Rs 63 lakh in Indian currency in Operation ‘Golden Dawn’ spanning Mumbai, Pune and Patna and arrested 10 persons, including seven Sudanese nationals.
The gold, mostly in paste form, was smuggled through the Indo-Nepal border to Patna in Bihar and was to be reached by train or air to mainly Mumbai and other parts of the country. Gold smuggling has seen a surge due to the traditional high demand in the country coupled with rising prices and steep import duty on the yellow metal.
On Sunday, three Sudanese were intercepted while boarding a train to Mumbai from Patna station. Gold paste with gold of over 37kg in 40 packets were recovered from specially made cavities in the sleeveless jackets worn by them. DRI believes one of them is the handler coordinating the smuggling activity at the border and arranging for supply. This consignment was to be delivered to a person in Colaba.
On Monday, two Sudanese women were intercepted in Pune as they were travelling from Hyderabad to Mumbai in a bus and over five and a half kg of gold in assorted forms were recovered from their hand bags. On the same day, two more Sudanese nationals travelling to Mumbai from Patna were stopped at a railway station in Mumbai and gold paste with 39kg gold in 40 packets were recovered.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/dri-seizes-101kg-gold-smuggled-from-nepal-to-mumbai/articleshow/98134435.cms

GUWAHATI: The Government Railway Police (GRP) of Guwahati railway station recovered gold biscuits and 4.89 kg of opium from two trains on Tuesday and arrested two persons.
As per reports, during regular checking, a GRP team recovered four pieces of gold weighing about 1 kg from two persons from Tejas Express at Guwahati railway station.
Four pieces of gold weighing about 1 kg worth ₹58 lakh was recovered from the suspected smugglers.
The two accused have been identified to be hailing from Manipur and were travelling to Delhi.
Meanwhile, in a separate operation on Tuesday, an abandoned bag was recovered from inside a train at Guwahati railway station, the GRP said, adding that it contained five packets of suspected opium worth ₹25 lakh and weighing about 4.89 kg, stated report.
“We have recovered four pieces of gold weighing about 1 kg from two persons. The market value of the seized gold is estimated at ₹58 lakh. The two persons hailing from Manipur were travelling to Delhi. In a separate operation, we recovered an abandoned bag inside a train at Guwahati railway station. During the search, we found five packets of suspected opium weighing about 4.89 kg. The market value of the seized opium is estimated at ₹25 lakh. Further investigation is underway,” Officer-in-Charge, GRP Guwahati, Prasenjit Das said as per reports.
https://www.guwahatiplus.com/guwahati/gold-opium-worth-over-rs70-lakh-recovered-at-guwahati-railway-station

One person was arrested on Sunday with fake Indian currency notes worth Rs. 5.65 lakh in Assam’s Sonitpur district.
The accused was identified as Madhab Nath, a resident of Besseria in Tezpur.
Additional Superintendent of Police Birinchi Borah said, “Based on secret information, police launched an operation at Besseria Pukhuria near Tezpur and arrested the accused with fake Indian currency notes worth Rs. 5.65 lakh in Assam’s Sonitpur district on Sunday.”
“During the search, police recovered a huge amount of high-qaulity fake Indian currency notes. 239 and 175 Indian currency notes of Rs. 2000 and Rs. 500 respectively were seized from the accused. The seized fake currency notes’ worth is Rs. 5.65 lakh,” he added.
He further said, “We launched the operation based on source information and arrested Jogen Nath alias Madhab Nath from the Besseria Pukhuria area. The investigation is underway.” It is established that he was involved in smuggling fake currency notes for a long time.
https://www.pratidintime.com/latest-assam-news-breaking-news-assam/sonitpur/assam-1-held-with-fake-currency-notes-worth-rs-565-lakh-in-sonitpur

Mumbai: In a major bust in Mumbai, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Mumbai Airport Customs Department made many seizures amounting to Rs 1.44 crore in gold and Rs 92.43 lakh in foreign currency from travellers involved in smuggling. The officers seized around 2.8 kg of gold worth valued at Rs 1.44 Crore in three separate cases.
Meanwhile, 90,000 AED (Arab Emirate Dirham) and 90,000 US Dollars were also seized by the Mumbai Customs Department in two different cases. The video of the seizures made by the department also surfaced online. The Customs Department acted on the intelligence input.
Authorities have confiscated gold and foreign currency. An investigation has been launched into the matter. The travellers from whom the gold and the foreign currency were seized were detained.
Last month also a huge quantity of gold was seized from passengers at the Mumbai Aiport. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested two passengers at the Mumbai airport for trying to smuggle gold.
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/watch-mumbai-customs-department-seizes-2-8-gold-foreign-currency-valued-over-rs-2-crore-in-multiple-cases-article-97790546

The anti-smuggling department seized around 81 kilograms of smuggled gold worth around ₹42 crore last month. The gold was being smuggled using different modes of ingenious concealments such as in body cavities, slippers, buckles of worn belt, trolley bags etc, said the source.
Customs sources said this is for the first time that they are witnessing such a huge seizure of drugs, gold and foreign currency together in just a month.
The department officials have attributed the significant seizures of all three smuggled items together in just a month to strict and enhanced vigilance by the customs department at the Mumbai international airport.
According to sources, drug cartels are now finding new and clever ways to smuggle narcotics and psychotropic substances across countries. However, customs officials managed to successfully foil their plans several times and exposed their modus operandi.
“Last month, drugs were smuggled by carriers in document folders, cloth buttons and in false cavities of duffle bags,” said a customs source.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/customs-dept-seized-drugs-worth-75-crore-smuggled-gold-of-42-crore-in-jan-101675969705837.html