Spurious DAP seized in Mansa, firm booked
The FIR was lodged against the dealer under Fertiliser Control Order, 1985, and the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, and the entire stock was seized.
The MANSA police booked Victory Biotech Private Limited after they seized spurious DAP from a Sardulgarh-based godown. The company had 705 bags (each bag weighing 50 kg) of DAP under the name of Bio DAP while the company had no details of this product in the letter of acknowledgement (LoA), according to Dr Manjit Singh, chief agriculture officer, Mansa.
The LoA had details of 950 DAP bags stored in that godown but not of Bio DAP. On Sunday, 705 were left. Hence, agriculture department officials indicated that stock kept was not approved by department and dealer had not even got it tested. So it was termed spurious.
The FIR was lodged against the dealer under Fertiliser Control Order, 1985, and the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, and the entire stock was seized.
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ludhiana/spurious-dap-seized-in-mansa-firm-booked-7623009/
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Senior cops plan strategy to check liquor smuggling
PATNA: The hooch tragedies reportedly claiming over 40 lives in Gopalganj, West Champaran, Samastipur and Muzaffarpur since Diwali eve have put the state police and excise department on their toes as CM Nitish Kumar is scheduled to chair a high-level review meeting on Tuesday to make prohibition law more effective in the state.
Additional chief secretary (home) Chaitanya Prasad and DGP Sanjeev Kumar Singhal have held a series of high-level meetings with the DMs, SSP, SPs and public prosecutors via videoconferencing in the last few days, including the one at the state police headquarters on Friday.
Prasad told TOI over phone on Saturday that directions have been given to arrest the accused and liquor smugglers from other states, increase conviction rate in courts and intensify raids in border areas. “We will have a meeting on the issue even on Sunday,” he said.
A senior IPS officer said the figures were being compiled to present a clear picture of prohibition before the CM during his review meeting.
Lear MoreHyderabad: Gold worth Rs. 34 lakh seized at Shamshabad Airport, one arrested
The customs officials conducted inspections at Shamshabad International Airport in Hyderabad of Telangana and seized gold smuggled from abroad. The officials found 671.9 grams of illegal gold in the possession of a passenger on an AI 952 flight traveling from Dubai to Hyderabad. While the accused was hiding the gold in a juicer jug and moving it in a luggage bag, the officers checked and caught him.
The value of the seized gold is estimated to be around Rs 34.18 lakh, officials said. Authorities who seized the gold have taken the accused into custody and are investigating as to how he has got the gold.
Meanwhile, gold has been seized at Shamshabad airport in recent times. DRI officials also seized gold two days ago and booked those who are trafficking the gold illegally. Despite the authorities taking all possible measures to curb gold smuggling, the cases have been increased.
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Customs seizes P120-M worth of smuggled cigarettes seized in Tawi-Tawi
More than P120 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were recently intercepted in Tawi-Tawi, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said.
The bureau said a vessel, which was carrying the shipment from Indonesia, was seized on Nov. 6 by its operatives from the Port of Zamboanga.
The operation stemmed from an information it received about a vessel, M/L Nur 1 departing from Indonesia en route to Indanan, Sulu.
“Guided by the Intelligence Group, the information was then relayed to the Customs personnel in Taganak Island, Tawi Tawi for validation and coordination,” the BOC said in a statement.
An operation was then launched against the vessel by the bureau’s anti-smuggling team, in cooperation with the Naval Intelligence and Security Unit – Zamboanga, Naval Forces Western Mindanao, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine National Police, Philippine Marines, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, and other intelligence operatives.
https://www.untvweb.com/news/customs-seizes-p120-m-worth-of-smuggled-cigarettes-seized-in-tawi-tawi/
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Revenue seize almost 3.5 million cigarettes at Dublin Port.
As a result of an intelligence led operation and with the assistance of Revenue’s X-Ray Scanner, Revenue officers seized 3.45 million cigarettes at Dublin Port yesterday.
The smuggled cigarettes were discovered in 10 large metal boxes, concealed within timber frames, on a trailer that had arrived on a vessel from Rotterdam.
The smuggled cigarettes branded ‘Winston’ have an estimated retail value of €2,415,000, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of €1,890,600.
This seizure is part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy and the supply and sale of illegal tobacco products.
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‘Smuggled’ cigarettes seized in Bulacan
CAMP GEN. ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan––Police seized at least 358 reams of cigarettes allegedly smuggled from Thailand during an entrapment operation Saturday, Oct. 30, in the City of Malolos.
Col. Manuel Lukban Jr., Bulacan police director, said police arrested Manny De Jesus, 37, owner of James Store in Barangay Mambog, after selling imported and untaxed cigarettes to undercover agents.
Seized from him were various brands of imported cigarettes and the buy-bust money worth P1,050.
The police said a salesman from Nueva Ecija supplied the cigarettes to De Jesus.
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1509085/smuggled-cigarettes-seized-in-bulacan
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2 nabbed, P750-K smuggled cigarettes seized in Pagadian City
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police authorities are preparing charges against two individuals caught transporting about PHP750,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga del Sur.
According to a report released by Col. Roel Lami-ing, Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Police director, on Saturday, suspects Samuel Abrenica, 51, delivery truck driver, and his 18-year-old aide, Bienvenido Ancheta Jr., were arrested at about 11:30 a.m. on Friday by joint police and military personnel in Barangay Baloyboan at the provincial capital, Pagadian City
Lami-ing said the troops were manning the Community Police Assistance Center checkpoint when they intercepted the truck loaded with 50 master cases and bound for Zamboanga Sibugay.
He said the duo failed to present documents to show the legality of their shipment of 27 cigarette master cases of green Commando, 22 master cases of red Commando, and one master case of Premier.
On October 17, the police also seized an illegal cigarette shipment in Barangay Upper Bag-ong Tudela, Josefina — 874 reams of Indonesian-made Gudang Baru cigarettes worth PHP786,600.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1158301
Lear MoreHong Kong seizes record $154 mn in luxury goods headed to China
Hong Kong customs announced a record seizure on Friday of luxury goods that were headed to mainland China on a river barge in the latest operation to target an explosion of cross-border smuggling.
The haul included an array of highly sought-after items such as luxury watches, handbags, cosmetics and fins from endangered marine species.
Officials said the goods were worth about HK$1.2 billion ($154 million), by far the largest seizure made by the city’s customs agents.
The operation took place on October 14 when customs discovered what they said was a suspicious vessel that claimed to be transporting plastic pellets.
Instead officers discovered a veritable department store of luxury items.
“The Chinese New Year is only around three months from now… so the mainland has a larger demand for these expensive foods like fish maw and sea cucumber than in normal days,” customs investigator Cheng Tai-hei told reporters.
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19,800 packets of foreign cigarette and 413 kg of ganja seized along Assam-Tripura border
Guwahati/IBNS: Police have seized 19,800 packets of foreign cigarettes and 413 kg of ganja worth more than Rs 6 lakh from two vehicles in Assam’s Karimganj district along Assam-Tripura border.
During checking, police have seized 19800 packets of foreign cigarettes from a mini truck bearing registration number TR-05D-1904 at Churaibari area along Assam-Tripura border.
A police official said that the market value of the seized cigarette is estimated at Rs 2 lakh.
“We have also seized the vehicle and detained two persons. On the other hand during checking we have recovered 32 packets of ganja weighing around 413 kg from a truck at Churaibari area. The market value of the seized ganja is estimated at Rs 4 lakh,” the police official said.
Lear MoreBanned Tobacco Worth Rs 8.5 Lakh Seized from Milk Crate in Nagpur
Nagpur Police seized banned tobacco products, worth around Rs 8.85 lakh on Sunday. Jaripatka police intercepted a milk container on CMPDI Road, Nagpur and arrested the vehicle’s driver, Kishan. According to the police, the consignment was bought from a businessman who has been identified as Farook by Vijay Jethani of Vijay Traders. The supplier, who is allegedly from Chhindwara, has been made an accused in the case. Senior inspector Vaibhav Jadhav informed the Times of India that Jethani has been absconding ever since the action. The action was led by zonal deputy police commissioner (DCP) Manish Kalwaniya and ACP Roshan Pandit, supervised by CP Amitesh Kumar. The food and drugs administration (FDA) will test the seized consignment at a government laboratory. Flavoured tobacco is a banned commodity in the state of Maharashtra.
Jadhav, in his statement, revealed how his team located the consignment. “The sacks of scented and flavoured tobacco were being ferried behind the milk crates. We intercepted the vehicle after specific information,” he said. He also mentioned that after Jethani’s consignment was caught by a crime branch recently, previous records against him have also been found.
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