Fake currency worth ₹7.50 lakh seized, 9 held
The Bihar police has seized ₹7.50 lakh in fake currency notes of denomination ₹100 from Muzaffarpur and East Champaran districts, officials said on Monday, adding that nine persons, including a woman, were held in this connection.
The Muzaffarpur police late on Sunday night intercepted a car on National Highway-28 at Ratanpura under Motipur police station area following a tip-off and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of ₹1 lakh from a gang’s kingpin and his wife, said Muzaffarpur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Jayan Kant.
Police also took the driver into custody for further interrogation.
During investigation, police found that paper used for printing the fake notes was brought from Nepal, while the printing process was done at a house located in Sitamarhi’s Mezarganj, the SSP said .
“A police team raided Ratanpura following information that a deal in FICN is likely to take place. The three accused were found in possession of ₹1 lakh FICN of denomination ₹200,” said the SSP, adding that following their arrest police raided East Champaran and caught six more persons and recovered ₹6.5 lakh FICN.
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Illicit alcohol worth Rs 3 lakh seized in Indore
INDORE: Continuing crackdown against bootleggers, the Indore excise department on Saturday carried out inspections at four places and seized illicit liquor in large quantities worth around Rs3 lakh.
A day after the excise department arrested one Hemant Sharma and seized illicit liquor, including country-made and Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) worth around Rs7 lakh from his residence, the accused revealed involvement of other persons in the crime.
“Acting on Sharma’s information, the team raided at one Sunil Notwani’s house situated in Sindhi Colony and seized as many as 12 bottles of different liquor brands,” said assistant excise commissioner Raj Narayan Soni, adding that while a search for Sunil was on, the team has arrested his brother Shiv Notwani and interrogating him.
Later, the team raided the residence of Suresh Keswani in Sindhi Colony and seized 23.25 litres of foreign liquor of different brands, while in the search carried out at the residences of Jiya Pariyani and Nitin Kadra, the team seized around a dozen bottles of foreign brands.
Lear MoreTale of Fake Hewlett-Packard Gear Spurs Arrest in China, Lawsuit
When three Chinese nationals were jailed in Beijing almost a decade ago and accused of selling fake Hewlett-Packard Co. networking gear, it looked like an example of U.S. companies getting what they’d long demanded: aggressive protection of intellectual property in the world’s most populous nation.
A drawn-out court case heading to trial in Massachusetts paints a much muddier picture. The three, exonerated in China, accuse the former Silicon Valley icon of setting them up. They argue that it was H-P units that conspired to sell counterfeit gear, and then pinned the blame on them.
H-P disputes the claims, and is asking a U.S. federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit, saying the story was concocted by Integrated Communications & Technologies Inc., the Massachusetts-based company that employed the three Chinese nationals, to cover up its own criminal behavior. U.S. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin may rule on the dismissal request at any time. If he lets the case continue, a trial is scheduled for February.
Lear More35-yr-old man involved in illegal manufacturing of spurious pesticides held
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police has arrested a 35-year-old man allegedly involved in illegal manufacturing, storing and selling of spurious pesticides in the national Capital. The accused has been identified as Atul Singhal, a resident of Rohini.
According to R K Singh, the Additional Commissioner of Police, EOW, a complaint was filed by the authorized representative of UPL Limited – the manufacturer of agro-chemicals in India, including Quickphos.
“The complainant alleged that the accused was manufacturing, stocking and selling counterfeit product fumigant-insecticide aluminium phosphide under the brand name ‘Quickphos’ in Delhi. Aluminium phosphide has been banned for sale in India since 2001,” said the Additional CP.
“Singhal used to package and stock up counterfeit fumigant-insecticide aluminium phosphide under the brand name ‘QuickPhos’ – the brand name of the complainant company in violation of its copyrights and trade mark rights. He has been involved in such illegal activities for the last three years,” said the additional CP.
Lear MoreCustoms seizes P2.3-B in fake goods in Valenzuela
SOME P2.3 billion worth of counterfeit luxury-brand items and used clothings or “ukay-ukay” were seized by Bureau of Customs-Manila International Container Port (BOC-MICP) intelligence authorities from a warehouse in Valenzuela City.
The operation is part of the intensified anti-smuggling campaign directive of Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero.
2 nabbed with illicit liquor
The Koom Kalan police have arrested two liquor smugglers and recovered 72 bottles of illicit liquor. The accused have been identified as Baljit Singh and Shashi Kumar, both residents of Sahnewal.
Koom Kalan SHO Harshpal Singh, said a tip-off was received that the duo were on the way to deliver a consignment of illicit liquor. Accordingly, a police party, led by ASI Kamaljit Singh, laid a naka. The police intercepted a Hyundai Santro car and during the search of the vehicle, the illicit liquor was seized.
The SHO said a case under the Excise Act had been registered a gainst the accused.
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/2-nabbed-with-illicit-liquor-286147
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Smuggled foreign-origin cigarettes seized by Assam Rifles in Mizoram
AIZAWL: In yet another success in its crusade against smuggling activities, Serchhip Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles, under the aegis of Headquarters Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), 22 cases of foreign-origin cigarettes were seized in Champhai, Mizoram on Saturday. A person was also detained with the consignment. The approximate market value of the seized cigarettes is Rs 28,60,000. The consignment was handed over to Customs Preventive Force Champhai.
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DRI busts luxury car smuggling racket
New Delhi: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence busted a luxury car smuggling racket in Gurugram that had caused a duty evasion of more than INR 25 crore by smuggling 20 vehicles into India in the name of diplomats and diverting the same to private persons.
Three people including the CEO of the luxury car dealership named Big Boys Toyz were arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, said a media release.
According to the release, “Operation Monte Carlo” was launched after DRI received information that a group of individuals was smuggling high-end luxury cars into India under the guise of diplomats and diverting them to private individuals, evading a significant amount of customs duty.
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Betel nut smuggled to Nagpur from Sri Lanka via Mumbai port
NAGPUR: The enforcement agencies have started keeping a watch on betel nut consignments coming to the city from Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) after reaching there from Sri Lanka taking the sea route.
Much of these betel nuts are being smuggled into the Indian mainland through sea route evading various duties and taxes running into crores of rupees. Apart from tax evasion, smuggling of sub-standard betel nuts from Indonesia is also affecting business of local traders.
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1.4 kg gold valued at Rs 69 lakh seized at Jaipur airport, one arrested
JAIPUR: The customs department at Jaipur International Airport seized around 1,400 gram of gold from a passenger who landed from Dubai on Monday evening.
The gold seized is valued at approximately Rs 69 lakh and further investigation is underway and the passenger has been arrested as the gold is over the allowed limit.
“Customs officers at Jaipur International Airport intercepted one passenger, who arrived from Dubai by Air India flight on Monday evening and after thorough examination of his baggage, 1399.600 gram of gold valued at Rs 68,93,030 has been seized. The said gold was concealed in mixer grinder machine. Further investigation is going on,” said an official.
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