smuggling

Sentencing of two narco-smugglers exposes POK, J &K, Punjab cross-border network

Probably for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir, a district court has awarded rigorous imprisonment of 20 years each…

1 year ago

Customs officials seize 11th century Buddha statue being smuggled from Bengaluru to Denmark

Customs officials have seized a rare 11th Century Buddha statue and other artefacts that were being smuggled from Bengaluru to…

1 year ago

Rs 6.2 crore worth gold seized at Mumbai airport, 4 flyers arrested

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized more than 10 kg of gold valued at Rs 6.2 crore at…

1 year ago

Gold worth Rs 20 crore being smuggled from Sri Lanka seized from 2 boats near Tamil Nadu coast

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) with the help of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) intercepted two fishing boats off the…

1 year ago

Gold worth Rs 42.8 lakh seized at Hyderabad airport

Gold valued at over Rs 42 lakh was seized at Hyderabad airport, from a passenger who had concealed it in…

1 year ago

DRI officials bust smuggling racket in Ambergris extracted from sperm whales on Kerala coast

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) busted a smuggling racket in Ambergris (extracted from sperm whales) on Kerala’s Tuticorin coast…

2 years ago

Rs 67 lakh worth gold seized from flyer at Hyderabad airport

A passenger, who arrived on a flight fromRiyadh was arrested by Customs officials at Hyderabad Airport on Sunday for smuggling…

2 years ago

Rs 38 crore worth heroin hidden in Afghan brooms seized at check post on India-Pak border

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) unearthed a novel modus operandi of heroin being smuggled into India from Pakistan, hidden in…

2 years ago

Rs 20 crore worth heroin seized at Delhi airport

Heroin worth Rs 21 crore was seized from an Indian national who arrived at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport…

2 years ago

Air India cabin crew member arrested at Kochi airport for smuggling gold

An Air India cabin crew member was arrested at the Kochi Airport on Wednesday for smuggling gold, officials said. Shafi,…

2 years ago

BSF rescues 135 parrots of rare species being smuggled to Bangladesh from Bengal’s Nadia

The Border Security Force (BSF) has rescued 135 birds of rare species from smugglers near the India-Bangladesh international border in…

2 years ago

Rs 8.6 crore worth smuggled Areca Nuts seized at Chennai & Tuticorin ports

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized Rs 8.6 crore worth Areca Nuts being smuggled in containers that arrived…

2 years ago

Rs 500 crore worth cocaine seized in Navi Mumbai from Kerala smuggler

In a major drugs bust, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 50.23 kg of high-quality cocaine worth over…

2 years ago

Smuggler with snakes, monkeys & tortoises nabbed at Chennai airport

<p> A passenger smuggling in live monkeys, snakes and tortoises from Bangkok was nabbed on his arrival by Customs officials…

2 years ago

DRI seizes sandalwood worth Rs 12 crore in Ahmedabad being exported as “toiletries”

<p> The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Monday seized 14.63 metric tonnes of sandalwood worth Rs 11.70 crore from…

2 years ago

Reptile smuggler caught with 52 snakes and lizards in his clothes

<p> A smuggler was caught with 52 lizards and snakes hidden in the clothes he was wearing as he tried…

3 years ago

Ugandan national arrested at Delhi airport for smuggling 1 kg of heroin

<p> Customs officials have recovered around 1 kg of heroin valued at about Rs 7 crore from a Ugandan national…

3 years ago

Customs officials nab smuggler carrying close to 1 kg gold at Hyderabad airport

<p> Customs officials at the Hyderabad airport have seized 970 grams of gold worth over Rs 47 lakh that was…

3 years ago