Fake notes smuggled into Rajasthan made in Bangladesh
JAIPUR: A day after arrest of a 29-year-old man with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of Rs 1.97 lakh during a crackdown in the Ladnun area of Nagaur, the police on Saturday stated that the genuine looking FICN must have been smuggled into India via Bangladesh.
Police in its so far investigation also found that the accused is related to a smuggler of FICN Babu Khan who was earlier arrested by the special operation group (SOG) wing of Rajasthan police. Police will also find in the interrogation of the accused on the areas where the FICN were penetrated across Nagaur or in some other parts of Rajasthan.
The accused identified as Bundu Khan was arrested with the FICN.
“In the investigation it was found that the accused got from one Rafiq Khan who is a smuggler of FICN in the area. The accused Rafiq was earlier arrested by the SOG with the illegal possession of the fake currency notes of Rs 3 lakh. Thus, in this case Rafiq Khan would also be arrested,” said Abhijeet Singh, superintendent of police, Nagaur told TOI.
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Woman held for selling fake cancer drugs
MUMBAI: The Crime Branch (CB) Control on Thursday arrested a 30-year-old woman from Kalyan for selling spurious medicines in the name of genuine Adcetris injection and Iclusig tablet used in cancer patients’ treatment.
The value of the spurious medicines is estimated to be over Rs 67 lakh. The genuine medicines are manufactured by a Japanese company whose representative lodged a police complaint.
The accused, Pooja Rana, owns Prime Pharma, a pharmaceutical company located in Kalyan. She was produced before a court on Friday and remanded in police custody till October 4.
Inspector Nitin Patil of the CB Control, a unit of the city Economic Offences Wing, said, “The Japanese company has appointed an Indian firm to take legal action if they find intellectual property rights violations concerninh their products. We were informed about the sale of these fake products in March. A trap was laid and one Adcetris injection was purchased for Rs.1.12 lakh in Santacruz through Prime Pharma. The seized product was sent for forensic analysis, and the report stated that it was fake and was not manufactured by the Japanese company concerned,” said a police source. The actual price of a genuine injection is Rs 5.80 lakh.
Lear MoreLiquor smuggling ring unearthed in Zirakpur; 1,601 cartons of imported beer seized
An excise official said the gang smuggled liquor from Spain and Romania and stored it in Mohali, before distributing it in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Telangana and Karnataka.
A team of the excise department, along with Mohali police, on Thursday busted a liquor smuggling racket with the seizure of a pick-up truck carrying 201 cartons of imported beer.
Two accused, Vishavjeet Singh Dhindsa of Malerkotla, who was escorting the truck in a Mahindra Scorpio, and the truck driver, Somu, were arrested.
Following their interrogation, another 1,400 cartons of beer cans were recovered from the gang’s godowns in Lalru and Khizrabad in Mohali district.
According to excise officials, the cost of the seized liquor is around ₹20 lakh, and each can of the imported beer, including brands Senior Boke and Moller, cost around ₹200.
“The truck was intercepted in Zirakpur on Wednesday night following a tip-off and was found carrying 201 cases of imported beer cans. But the driver could not produce any valid documents,” said Naresh Dubey, joint excise commissioner.
Lear MoreFake currency amounting to ₹12 crore seized in Manipur
In a pre-dawn action in Thoubal district of Manipur, a combined team of the civil police and special police commandos recovered fake Indian currency amounting to ₹12 crore and arrested two persons.
Thoubal district superintendent of police Jogeshchandra Haobijam said, “ We received reliable specific information about fake currency underworld business. Under my command, a combined team of police commandos and civil police raided some houses at Keirao Wangkhem. We came across a locked hut, which appeared fishy. We broke open the lock and found several bundles of fake currency in ₹ 1,000 (old) currency”.
The hut owner turned out to be one C. Dewan (40) of Keirao Ngarian. During preliminary interrogation, he disclosed that one Surchandra used to bring fake currency. Police have detained both. They said that one Khomdram Tombi of Keirao Wangkhem used to bring fake currency for exchanging them with genuine Indian currency.
The police have launched a manhunt for some other persons. It was being examined whether the fake currency were for mere exchange with genuine notes or to fund drug business and even anti-national activities.
Lear MoreTobacco products seized
A special team of the Jolarpet government railway police seized nearly 18,000 sachets of banned tobacco products, worth ₹1 lakh, from a passenger.
A senior official of the GRP said based on a tip-off about smuggling of banned tobacco products, a special team checked a passenger on board an express train bound for Tirupati at Jolarpet railway station. They seized nearly 18,000 sachets of tobacco products from R. Rajinikumar, 43, a resident of Tirupati.
The GRP arrested the accused and handed over the contraband to officials of the Food Safety Department.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tobacco-products-seized/article36705027.ece
Lear MoreForeign cigarettes worth Rs 5 lakh seized in Odisha, 4 held
Paradip (Odisha), Sep 27 (PTI) The Odisha Police on Monday seized foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs five lakh in Jagatsinghpur district and arrested four persons in this connection.
Personnel of Paradip Model Police Station apprehended the four while they were loading consignments of UK-made cigarettes in a Kolkata-bound bus at Jagannath Cology in the port town, a senior officer said.
“The cigarettes were being smuggled to Kolkata,” he said.
An investigation has been initiated to ascertain how the accused procured the foreign cigarettes, Pardip Model Police Station inspector-in-charge R K Mishra said. PTI COR AAM
Lear MoreLiquor Worth ₹ 37.80 Lakh Stored Illegally In Maharashtra Seized, 3 Arrested
The liquor was manufactured in Goa and was being stocked for sale in Maharashtra, official said.
Thane: Liquor worth ₹ 37.80 lakh stored illegally in a tin shed in Ambernath in Thane district was seized by a flying squad of the Maharashtra excise department, leading to the arrest of three people, an official said on Monday.
The Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) was manufactured in Goa and was being stocked for sale in Maharashtra, despite such sale being prohibited, said Thane excise flying squad inspector Nandakumar More.
“The raid was conducted in Kumbarli on Saturday. We seized IMFL worth ₹ 37.80 lakh, three cars worth ₹ 6.25 lakh, labels worth ₹ 5 lakh, mobiles phones and cash totaling ₹ 57,500. The three men have been remanded in state excise custody till September 28,” he said.
Lear MoreForeign cigarettes worth Rs 20.80 lakh seized by Assam Rifles in Mizoram’s Champhai
Champhai (Mizoram) [India], September 24 (ANI): The Assam Rifle seized a huge quantity of foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 20.80 lakh in Mizoram’s Champhai district on Thursday.
The operation was conducted by the Serchhip Battalion of Assam Rifles and the Customs Department.
“Serchhip Battalion of Assam Rifles, on September 23, in a joint operation with Customs Department, recovered 16 cases of foreign origin cigarettes worth of Rs 20.80 Lakhs from Ruantlang Village, Champhai District, Mizoram,” the Assam Rifles tweeted.
The Assam rifles had also recovered 240 bags of areca nuts worth Rs 46,79,200 in Mizoram’s Champhai district.
As per a press release of the Assam Rifles, the operation was carried out by a joint team of Assam Rifles and Customs Department of Champhai, based on specific information.
“Approximate cost of the recovered Areca Nuts is Rs 46,79,200. As the Customs Department, Champhai seized the contraband items on 22 Sep 2021 for further legal proceedings,” the release read.
Ongoing smuggling of drugs is a major cause of concern for the state of Mizoram, especially along the India-Myanmar border, Assam Rifles said.
Lear MoreCustoms Intercepts N9m Fake Malaria Drugs In Edo
The Federal Operations Unit, zone C, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has announced that it seized fake malaria drug, Artesunate injection worth N9 million along the Benin -Ore Road.
In a press statement by the public relations officer, FOU zone C, Jerry Attah, he said the contraband intercepted between July and Augyst worth N120billion.
Attah, in the statement said the customs area controller, Compt. Yusuf Lawal, listed other contraband seized to include 130 bags of 50kg foreign parboiled rice valued at N5.4milion and 2,181 cartons of foreign cosmetic products without National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), registration numbers valued at N76million intercepted along the Okada/ Benin express way.
According to the comptroller, the cosmetic products included 457 cartons of simple sensitive skin expert; 790 cartons of facial wash, 232 cartons of Carotone Cream, 574 cartons of various brands of cosmetics and 128 cartons of Revlon Almay Godess Gloss.
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/09/24/customs-intercepts-n9m-fake-malaria-drugs-in-edo/
Lear MoreGang with fake currency notes nabbed in Madurai
Timely intervention by Madurai Rural District Police on Wednesday thwarted a cheating attempt by a gang in Karur district with fake currency notes under the pretext of providing ₹2-crore loan.
Police seized four bags full of fake notes in the denominations of ₹2,000, ₹500 and ₹100, a set of police uniform and two cars and arrested 10 persons.
“Following a tip-off, a special police team intercepted a vehicle to nab two persons, T. Anbarasan, 31, of Madurai and A. Humayun, 42, of Dindigul, who are accused in a 2020 cheating case in Kalligudi. However, during the vehicle check, we found that 10 persons travelling in two vehicles were in possession of fake notes and a set of police uniform,” Madurai Superintendent of Police V. Basakaran said.
In the earlier case, police had arrested some of the accused and were on the lookout for Anbarasan and Humayun, who were caught on Wednesday.
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