Customs

MUMBAI: The air intelligence unit (AIU) of customs arrested a 20-year-old man for smuggling 3.5 kg of gold worth Rs 1.67 crore in Mumbai. On specific intelligence, the officer of AIU intercepted Alsiban Majed who arrived from Bahrain and walked the green channel without disclosing that he had brought dutiable goods.Officials said that due to festival season, the huge differences of price as compared to...

KOLKATA: Sealdah divisional railway manager (DRM) Deepak Nigam and commissioner of Customes inspected the border railway station in Gede on Wednesday facilitate faster movement of cargo and passengers trains across the border. The officers conducted a joint inspection of the facilities available at the Customs checking point at railway station on April 5.It is well-known that, apart from handling two...

NEW DELHI: A Nigerian national was arrested in Delhi for duping a Gurgaon woman of Rs 2 lakh on the pretext of custom clearance after they met on a matrimonial site, police said on Monday.The accused, identified as Ignatus Ngosine, was arrested from Delhi on Sunday night, they said. According to the complainant, she started talking to the accused, who posed as a project manager working with a Turkish...

KOLKATA: Officers of the customs (preventive) in Kolkata on Wednesday seized the skin of a Royal Bengal tiger and a pair of black buck antlers when a smuggler was trying to cross the India-Bangladesh border near Bhatgachi village in Krishnanagar division of West Bengal. The smuggler fled leaving the articles as the officials chased him. Customs officers laid a discreet naka near Bhatgachhi village and...