MUMBAI: The Directorate Revenue of Intelligence (DRI) have busted a major smuggling racket with the arrest of a gang of six and seized 186 high end iphones and Pakistani cosmetic worth Rs 4 crore at the Mumbai international airport on late Tuesday.On the specific intelligence the DRI detained a group of 7 persons who arrived from Dubai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai.As...
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Kolkata: In the sixth seizure of exotic species at Kolkata airport this year, the Customs officials have seized two rare primates, golden lion tamarins, late on Monday night. Also known as golden lion marmoset, they are endemic to coastal forests of Brazil and considered endangered on IUCN Red list. A pied sun conure, four lorikeets and two hanging parrots have also been seized. The consignment was...
THANE: The Thane police have managed to seize drugs worth Rs 3.77 crore in the last 10 months. Out of the seized contraband, 739kg is ganja or marijuana worth Rs 1.16 crore. While total 137 drug pushers have been arrested for peddling various types of drugs, 53 have been held in 39 cases of peddling ganja in 2023, statistical data by the Thane police has revealed.Apart from this a total of 577 cases of...
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested three people and recovered opium worth around Rs 40 crore in the international market, police said on Friday. Those arrested have been identified as Amra Ram (34), Bhana Ram Choudhary (33) and Bhalla Ram (31).The opium was smuggled from the northeastern states and was meant to supply in Delhi and other nearby states, police said.The accused — all...
CHENNAI: Customs officers at Chennai airport foiled a bid to smuggle foreign currencies worth Rs 55.8 lakh by two passengers. Based on intelligence, two men who were about to board a flight to Singapore were intercepted. A search led to the seizure of foreign currencies from them. They had hidden currencies in the false bottom of a bag, said customs sleuths. The two passengers were booked. Further...
Performing car or bike stunts on public roads not only poses a threat to one's own life, but also puts the lives of other road users in danger. However the ever-growing need for validation on social media makes some indulge in such nuisance acts. One such incident has emerged from Dehradun in Uttarakhand, where a case as registered against a vlogger for stunting on his Kawasaki Ninja ZX10R superbike,...