Page 2 - Smuggling

Canada border where Indian family died has had human smuggling cases before

Three separate incidents of human smuggling occurred over the last one month near the US-Canada border, where authorities this week arrested seven Indian nationals and found the bodies of four more

367 iPhones worth Rs 3.19 crore seized by Delhi Customs department

A total of 367 iPhones with an estimated market value of Rs 3.19 crore were seized at NCT by Special Investigation and Intelligence Branch (SIIB) and ACC Export Commissionerate

West Bengal: Police arrest drug peddler with brown sugar in Siliguri

West Bengal's Siliguri Police arrested a drug peddler with 257 grams of Brown Sugar from the city's Champasari area on Sunday

In pandemic, it's not gold but cigarettes where smugglers are making money

Even as Covid protocols restrict international and domestic transport, the cross border crime syndicates continue to make big money by smuggling truck loads of 'sin goods' into India

Pakistani national charged with smuggling undocumented individuals into US

Pakistani national has been indicted by an American federal grand jury for allegedly using fraudulent documents and travel routes to facilitate the entry of unauthorised individuals into the US

Nepal Police kill Indian national along Indo-Nepal border

An Indian national has been killed by Nepal Police in an exchange of fire with a group of four Indians, allegedly involved in smuggling drugs and counterfeit currency along the Indo-Nepal border

India, Bangladesh to discuss transborder crime, smuggling at border meet

A seven-member delegation of Bangladesh BGB arrived in Agartala to take part in a Border Coordination Conference with the BSF

Andhra Pradesh govt slashes liquor prices, cites increase in smuggling

The government had on Monday issued an order prohibiting transport of liquor from other states into its territory without payment of excise duty in a bid to check loss of revenue

Bihar polls: UP steps up vigil in border areas to check liquor smuggling

In the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, 1.7 million litres of illicit liquor had been seized in Uttar Pradesh

Kerala: AIU seizes 1.69 kg gold worth Rs 86.69 lakh at Kozhikode airport

The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) in Kozhikode seized 1.69 kilograms of 24-carat gold worth Rs 86.69 lakh from a passenger on Sunday, informed the Commissionerate of Customs (Preventive), Kochi

Customs busts smuggling racket in Agarbattis through ASEAN FTA misuse

This is one of the biggest seizures of restricted items in recent times at the port

Nevada accuses US government of smuggling plutonium as legal battle goes on

Nevada said the government's legal arguments are nearly as hazardous" to the nation as the plutonium that it sneaked into the state.

High-end phone smuggling is costing govt exchequer Rs 2,400 crore annually

As a result of this rampant smuggling, the government loses Rs 2,400 crore annually

Cabinet okays India-Saudi pact to check smuggling, counter drug trafficking

Drug trafficking has also provided funding for insurgency and terrorism in various regions throughout the world

Nepal's increased bullion import duty to help India reduce smuggling

Smuggling of gold via Nepal borders was not only affecting India but also Nepalese jewellers

Indian economy loses Rs 1.17 trillion due to smuggling, says study

The study measures the impact of smuggling in five areas - textiles, tobacco products, readymade garments, capital goods, and consumer electronics - taking into consideration their backward and forwar

India's seizures of smuggled gold jumps in June quarter: Official

The illegal trade could rise further in coming months as India, the world's second biggest gold consumer, raised an import tax on gold by 2.5 percentage points to 12.5% in July's federal budget

Not just gold: Cigarettes and silk yarn highest smuggled goods, says Ficci

Cigarettes smuggling is a low-risk, high-reward criminal activity because high taxes on cigarettes induce great financial incentive for smugglers to earn huge profit

Arms smuggler held with 20 automatic pistols in Munger

On getting the information, a joint team of the Special Task Force and local police raided the place and arrested Kumar