Madhya Pradesh: Fake currency with face value of Rs 2.53 lakh seized in Indore, 1 held
INDORE: Police on Wednesday arrested a man and seized fake currency notes with face value of Rs 2.53 lakh from his possession.
The accused had printed the notes in denominations of Rs 100, 500 and 2,000 on a colour printer and had circulated fake currency with face value of around Rs 20,000 among unsuspecting shopkeepers in the rural areas.
Police got a tip-off about a man attempting to circulate fake currency in a local vegetable market following which a trap was laid, DIG Manish Kapooria told reporters.
Police arrested Rajratan Tayade, 25, a resident of Azaad Nagar area and seized a bag containing the fake currency.
Tayade told police that he had scanned the original currency and printed them on A4 size papers at his rented room. These were cut to the size of currency notes, before circulation.
The accused was employed at a club, but had lost his job during Covid-19 lockdown, Kapooria said adding he had got the idea of printing the currency notes from online videos.
The accused has circulated fake currency with face value of around Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000 – mostly in Rs 100 denominations — in the rural markets.
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Assam Rifles seizes smuggled foreign origin cigarettes worth over Rs 29 lakh in Mizoram, nabs 2
In their continued efforts against smuggling activities, the Assam Rifles troops deployed in Mizoram seized a consignment of smuggled foreign origin cigarettes.
The operation was carried out on Tuesday by the Serchhip Battalion under the aegis of Headquarters Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), the HQ IGAR (East) said in a press statement.
During the operation, a total of 23 cases of foreign origin cigarettes were seized in the general area of Chhungte in Champhai district of Mizoram.
The operation was carried out by a joint team of Assam Rifles and Customs Preventive Force Champhai based on specific information, the Assam Rifles statement said.
It is estimated that the seized foreign origin cigarettes would cost Rs 29.90 lakh in the international market. The Customs Preventive Force Champhai seized the contraband items and detained two individuals in connection with the seizure.
Lear MoreFake AirPods and Cartier Bracelets Totaling $5.3 Million Seized by Cincinnati CBP
CINCINNATI–-On May 13th, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati intercepted two large shipments of Bluetooth audio devices and found 23,900 earbuds that appeared to be in violation of Apple’s protected AirPods configurations. Officers reached out to import specialists from CBP’s Centers of Excellence and Expertise who ultimately determined the merchandise was not genuine and violated Apple’s recorded trademark rights.
Apple has configuration trademarks on their AirPods products and has recorded those trademarks with CBP. Furthermore, a company does not have to put the “Apple” wordmark or design on their products to violate the three-dimensional trademark. In this instance, further inspection of the earbuds revealed that their shape and design were identical to the Apple AirPods configuration.
The earbuds had a declared value of $5,280, but the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price would have been $3.8 million had they been genuine. The shipments, which were coming from Hong Kong, were destined to an address in Dayton, KY.
Lear MoreRoutine Vehicle Check Yields Fake Currency Notes Worth Rs 53 Lakh
A routine vehicle check by Gandhinagar police yielded a large consignment of fake currency notes worth Rs 53.8 lakh. A man and woman were arrested by Mansa police. Interestingly, the duo had learnt to print fake notes online from YouTube.
Mansa police intercepted a two-wheeler on April 30. On checking the bag of the rider, cops found brand new currency notes in the denomination of Rs 2,000, Rs 500 and Rs 100. Suspecting the currency to be fake, further investigation revealed that Santoshkumar Raval (40) had stacked Rs 53.8 lakh fake currency notes at his residence.
Accused led two lives with wife, paramour
Raval’s interrogation revealed he lived with his wife and son while being in a relationship with one Vaishali Chaudhary. Raval ran two households, one with his wife and son and another with Vaishali. He came in contact with Vaishali who taught at a tuition class where his son studied. He had entered into a relationship with Vaishali seven years ago. Raval and Vaishali hatched a conspiracy to print fake currency notes. Raval scanned the currency notes and printed them while Vaishali cut the notes using a paper cutter.
Mansa PI Jatin Prajapati said, “The accused had printed more than Rs 53 lakh worth of fake currency notes but were yet to put it into circulation.”
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Mumbai Crime: Fake goods worth Rs 26.44 lakh seized; one held
One person was arrested and fake goods related to hygiene, sanitization and other products worth Rs 26.44 lakh were seized by Turbhe police from Gami Industrial Park at Pawane MIDC on Sunday.
The accused has been identified as Vinod Dubriya (32).A by
Cops received a tip off that counterfeit goods of popular brands like Godrej, Hindustan Unilever, Dabur India, IC Solutions and others were being manufactured at Gala number 64 at Gami Industrial Park in Pawane MIDC.
On Sunday evening around 6.40 pm, Turbhe cops raided the place and found products with copied labels and raw materials to produce handwash, toilet and floor cleaners and other products worth Rs 26.44 lakh rupees.
“Acting on specific information we raided Gala number 64 and found the goods. Some of them were being used for sanitization purposes,” said Rajendra Avdhad, senior inspector, Turbhe police station. “Such counterfeit products can be very dangerous as it doesn’t have the ratio of certain materials as per the formulas” he added.
Turbhe cops have booked Dubriya under IPC section 420 (cheating) and relevant sections of Trademark Act 1999, Copyright Act 1957.
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35 lakh tablets, 2 quintal tramadol powder seized
As many as 35 lakh tablets and two quintals of tramadol powder were seized by the police during a raid conducted on Orison Pharmaceutical, Kala Amb, today, said SP, Sirmaur, Khushal Sharma.
The police registered a case of cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy and under the NDPS Act against the firm last evening. The Punjab Police raided the company on May 30 and irregularities were found in its record pertaining to marketing of tramadol tablets.
The assistant drugs controller, Nahan, had ordered it to stop production after a show-cause notice issued to the management. The stock was also freezed.
Since tramadol is used as an intoxicant, its diversion was a cause for concern for the authorities. The Ajnala police had seized 4,500 tablets in Punjab.
Police sources said the tablet Celcidal-100 SR seized from Punjab was marketed by PP Pharma, A-1 Park Plaza, Bandra, Mumbai, while another tablet Calvidol-100 SR, which also contains tramadol, was found marketed by New Care Healthcare, Ahmedabad.
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/35-lakh-tablets-2-quintal-tramadol-powder-seized-263053
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Couple held in Telangana’s Warangal for printing fake currency
WARANGAL: Task Force police arrested a couple for printing fake currency notes at their home in Warangal city on Wednesday. Based on a tip-off, the police raided the house and seized Rs 10.96 lakh in fake currency notes of Rs 2,000, Rs 500, Rs 200, Rs 100, Rs 50, Rs 20 and Rs 10.
The accused were identified as Vagari Ramesh, 55, and his wife Vagari Saraswati, 45 – residents of Kasibugga.
Speaking to the media, Warangal Police Commissioner Dr Tarun Joshi said that the couple bought a colour printer and scanner and printed copies of currency notes at their home. These photocopies were then cut into the size of genuine notes and stacked in bundles of 100 notes each.
After printing the notes, they circulated the counterfeit currency in shops at Hanamkonda and Warangal. The Task Force police launched an investigation following several complaints of counterfeit notes circulating in shops in the city.
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Excise seizes illicit liquor, fake notes worth over Rs 1L
Thiruvananthapuram: Based on a tip-off, a team of excise officers at Vamanapuram range on Wednesday seized counterfeit currency notes with a face value of over Rs 1.60 lakh while conducting a raid on an illicit liquor brewing centre. The officers also seized 40 litres of illicit liquor and 1,220 litres of wash from the centre that functioned in a house at Thattupalam near Madathara under Palode police station limits outside the city.
The person who was running the brewing centre fled seeing the officers approaching. A search has been launched to track down the suspect, who has been identified as Irshad, a resident of Kochalummood.
Vamanapuram excise range inspector G Mohankumar, who led the team, said Irshad was a habitual offender who was arrested by the officers of the same range during the first phase of the Covid-induced lockdown last year with 15 litres of illicit liquor and 1,050 litres of wash.
“It turns out that the suspect had rented the house 20 days ago,” the inspector said. Irshad was also into the business of earth moving and owned a few excavators. According to the house owner, Irshad rented the house for providing accommodation for his employees. But there was no one else except Irshad in the house when the officers raided the house.
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CBP Seizes $4M in Fake Apple, JBL items
HOUSTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Houston seaport intercepted over 70,000 various counterfeit Apple and JBL electronics with a combined Manufactured Suggested Retail Price over $4M.
Nearly 500 counterfeit Apple Watch like this one was seized in Houston. The items were shipped from China and were seized because of intellectual property rights violations.
“Transnational criminal organizations are relentless in their effort to fund their illegal activities by manufacturing poor imitations of authentic designer brands,” said Houston CBP Port Director Roderick Hudson. “Many consumers are unaware that these types of illegal activities can involve forced labor and human trafficking. This seizure illustrates our commitment to protecting our nation’s economy and consumers from those intent on defrauding businesses and consumers alike.”
Counterfeit items valued at over $4M were seized including JBL speakers.
When the shipment arrived to Houston, CBP officers examined it and discovered various Apple products including Air Pod Pros, Apple Watches, Lightning Cables, protective cases and JBL speakers. Images of the items were sent to the trademark holders who confirmed the items were counterfeit. While the domestic value of these items is $1,624,479.67, had these items been genuine, the MSRP would have reached $4,061,224.66.
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-seizes-4m-fake-apple-jbl-items
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Ajman Police seize 120,000 counterfeit products of top fashion brands
Ajman: The General Command of Ajman Police seized nearly 120,000 fake items with a street value of Dh30 million.
Brigadier General Khaled Mohammad Al Nuaimi, Deputy Director General of Police Operations, said a report was received by the Criminal Investigation Department from some international companies, stating that there were a group of shops in the emirate of Ajman that were selling counterfeit goods bearing trademarks of well-known international brands. After verifying the authenticity of the claim, police formed a team to investigate the issue and conduct a search on the shops.
The police raid on the shops unearthed several counterfeit products of reputed international brands. The items seized included leather products, clothes, accessories, watches and frames of renowned fashion brands. All the counterfeit items were confiscated and appropriate legal measures were initiated against the violators .
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