Gold worth Rs 96 lakh seized at Hyderabad airport
The customs officials on Saturday seized gold bars and jewellery worth Rs 96 from a woman who arrived from Dubai at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad.
The gold bars weighed 1.4 kg (worth Rs 67 lakh) and the jewellery weighed 593.55 (worth Rs 28.2 lakh) were found in the woman’s baggage during a routine customs check. The customs officials seized the smuggled goods under the provisions of the customs act, 1962 and further investigation has been launched.
A week ago, the foreign currency of Rs 33 lakh was seized by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) from a passenger trying to fly to Sharjah from the Hyderabad airport. The currency comprised US dollars, Omani Riyal, Saudi Riyal and Qatari Riyal.
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4 arrested for selling wheat flour using Jio trademark in Gujarat’s Surat.
Four people have been arrested in Surat of Gujarat for selling whole wheat flour using the Jio trademark. The Gujarat Police said the four people were arrested following a complaint.
Police said Reliance Jio had filed a complaint against a company stating that it was selling whole wheat flour using Jio’s trademark.
“Reliance Jio has filed a complaint at Sachin Police Station in Surat stating that a company named Ram Krishna Tradelink was selling wheat flour using Jio trademark,” Vidhi Chaudhari, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Surat (Zone 3) told ANI.
She said a case has been registered under the Trademark Act based on the complaint and four accused have been arrested in the matter.
Lear MoreGutka, Tobacco Products Seized In Telangana’s Rangareddy; One Held
Rangareddy (Telangana) [India], December 23 (ANI): One person was held after Rs 45 lakhs worth various brands of Gutka and other tobacco products including manufacturing and processing equipment were seized at Rangareddy district here.
On Tuesday evening, acting on specific information, the sleuths of Special Operations Team (SOT), LB Nagar Zone along with the Police Balapur raided on the illegal Gutka and other tobacco manufacturing unit located in Mallapur area under the limits of Balapur Police Station, apprehended the accused Mohd. Lateef Khan and seized the various brands of Gutka and other tobacco products along with its manufacturing & processing equipment all worth about Rs 45,00,000 from his possession.
The accused Mohammed Latheef Khan (35) auto driver by occupation, and resident of Balaji Nagar, Mallapur Village, Balapur Mandal, Rangareddy district is habitual in manufacturing and selling the banned Gutka and other tobacco products.
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One held for manufacturing, supplying fake fertilisers in Madhya Pradesh
JABALPUR: A man has been arrested here for allegedly manufacturing and supplying fake fertilisers and pesticides of branded firms in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Tuesday.
The police nabbed Mayank Khatri from neighbouring Narsinghpur district on Monday night, additional superintendent of police G P Khandel said.
The accused had been absconding following a joint raid conducted by officials from the agriculture, tax departments and district administration at a godown near Khajri-Khiriya bypass, the official said.
A huge quantity of coal dust, marble rock powder, salt and chemicals, besides plastic bags bearing names of branded firms were seized during the raid, he said.
The equipment used in production including weighing and packaging machines were also seized in the raid, he said.
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1m fake Viagra pills, designer goods seized in Los Angeles
US customs officers in Los Angeles have intercepted a big haul of counterfeit Viagra tablets, along with fake designer wear, car emblems and headphones, in three containers arriving from China.
The haul included 1m falsified 100mg tablets of Pfizer’s erectile dysfunction treatment in 30 count bottles as well as a wide range of counterfeit bags, shoes and belts claiming to be genuine Louboutin, Dior, Nike, Versace, Fendi, Burberry and Louis Vuitton items, and knock-off Beats by Dr Dre headphones.
Viagra and other ED drugs have been a perennial target for counterfeiters, seeking to cash in on the reluctance of some men to approach their doctors for a prescription.
There have also been reports of increasing use of ED drugs by young men seeking to improve sexual performance, or to offset the libido-sapping effects of some recreational drugs.
If genuine, the total value of the seized goods would have been worth upwards of $32m, and were likely destined for sale to unsuspecting consumers in the built-up to Christmas. The three containers were searched on arrival at the LA/Long Beach Seaport.
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Counterfeit beauty products bad for the body and for business.
This week the IP Key South-East Asia (SEA) project, funded by the European Union (EU), launched the second phase of the “Your Health Is Priceless” campaign to promote consumer awareness and avoidance of counterfeit cosmetics and personal care products, including beauty goods such as skincare and face injections.
The cosmetic sector in Cambodia is projected to reach $13 million this year with the average person expected to spend around $9.60 on self-care products. But with the market growing there are more fake and dangerous products being put into circulation as scammers look to make a quick buck. Unscrupulous business practices, such as fraud in quality, quantity and price gouging put consumers at considerable risk. Counterfeit products are addressed as a serious problem in the Kingdom and are routinely confiscated and disposed of by burning throughout the year.
In November the government destroyed 540.7 tonnes of counterfeit medicines, cosmetics and other products that had been seized throughout the year, the Cambodia Counter-Counterfeit Committee reported. According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), at least 63 percent of the world’s fake goods originate from China.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50794694/counterfeit-beauty-products-bad-for-the-body-and-for-business/
Lear MoreGold, foreign currency, iPhones, cigarettes worth Rs 2.65 crore seized by Chennai Air Customs; 7 arrested
Chennai: In separate cases, Chennai Air Customs officials seized 4.77 kg gold worth Rs 2.41 crore, foreign currency worth Rs 5.13 lakh and iPhones, cigarettes, health supplements worth Rs 19.15 lakhs and made seven arrests.
Based on intelligence, officials intercepted and frisked four passengers – Mohammed Rabeek of Ramanathapuram, Mohamed Yazeer Khan of Chennai, Mujeebur Rahman and Bilal from Tiruchirapalli, who had arrived from Dubai via Air India Express flight IX 1644. Four gold cut bits (198 grams), four gold chains, six gold paste packets were recovered from their jeans.
iPhone 12 units, cigarettes, health supplements valued at Rs 9.8 lakh were also recovered from their handbags and seized. Eight bundles of gold paste weighing 1.928 kg were recovered from the rectum of Mujeebur and Bilal, which yielded 1.72 kg gold on extraction. Mujeebur, Bilal and Mohamed Rabeek were arrested.
Lear MoreFour nabbed for smuggling liquor
The police have arrested four liquor smugglers during raids conducted in various parts of the city on Sunday and recovered 30 bottles and 96 nips (quarters) from the suspects who have been booked under sections of the Excise Act.
Manu Kumar, a resident of Dr Ambedkar Nagar, was nabbed by the police while selling liquor outside his house. A police patrol party seized 13 bottles of First Choice whisky from his possession. A case under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act has been registered.
The police arrested Ram Asre of Rajiv Gandhi Colony when the suspect was going towards the railway tracks carrying 12 bottles of Santra brand country liquor and five bottles of First Choice whisky. He has been booked under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act.
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/four-nabbed-for-smuggling-liquor-184591
Lear Morellegal liquor worth Rs73L destroyed
Yavatmal: After a court order, Wani police destroyed illegal liquor worth Rs.73 lakh on Friday. The liquor was seized from the mafia operating across the district borders to neighbouring Chandrapur where the government had earlier banned manufacturing, sale and consumption.
The ban had paved the way for the mafia to smuggle liquor from Yavatmal district to Chandrapur, Gadchiroli and Wardha (all dry districts). A road roller was hired to smash the entire stock of illegal liquor to pulp. The illegal liquor had piled up since five years.
MP Balu Dhanorkar and state minister Vijay Wadettiwar have been demanding the lifting of the liquor ban. They said the rising sale of illegal liquor is hitting the revenues of the state government.
Various anti-liquor lobbies have challenged the proposal and threatened to intensify their agitation.
Lear MoreThane: Fake currency worth Rs 85 lakh seized, three held
THANE: The crime branch unit -5 of the city police arrested three person including jeweller and seized from their possession counterfeit currency notes worth Rs. 85.4 lakhs, hit by the pandemic due to covid-19, the accused turned towards this.
Those arrested are identified as Sachin Agre,29, Mansoor Hussain Khan, 45, both residents of Chiplun in Ratnagiri and Chandrakant Mahadeo Mane, 45, Sakinaka, Mumbai, said DCP Crime Laxmikant Patil.
The police said based on a tipoff to the Senior Inspector Vikas Ghodke of the wagle Unit that some persons were coming to the Kapurbawdi circle for sale of currency notes laid a trap on Wednesday evening and nabbed the accused.
Ghode informed that the police first arrested the accused Sachin Agre and seized from his possession the currency notes of Rs. 2,000 denomination. AGre is well versed with the working of the computers and Mane who has jeweller shop had shut it due to losses in lockdown due to pandemic and has a loan of Rs 40 lakh, hence he convicnced the duo to start the manufacturing the fake currency.