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Dollar smuggling case: Customs imposes penalty of ₹4.9 crore on six accused

Customs imposes ₹4.9cr penalty on 6 accused in dollar smuggling case involving ex-diplomat of UAE Consulate. Khaled, Sivasankar, Swapna Suresh, Sarith, Sandeep, Eapen fined ₹1.3cr, ₹65L, ₹65L, ₹65L, ₹65L, ₹1cr respectively for smuggling $1.9L from Thiruvananthapuram airport. Smuggling done as kickback for contract work in Kerala govt's LIFE Mission housing…

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Gold worth around ₹81 lakh seized at Kochi airport

Cochin Int'l Airport Customs seizes 1.50 kg of gold worth ₹81.12 lakh from passenger. Tip-off from Directorate of Revenue Intelligence led to interception. Gold plates found concealed in battery compartment of emergency light. Further investigation ongoing.

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Kerala gold smuggling case: Customs imposes fine of around ₹66 crore on 44 accused

Customs imposes ₹50 lakh penalty on Sivasankar, ₹6 crore on Swapna Suresh in Kerala diplomatic channel gold smuggling case. 44 accused fined ₹66.6 crore. Rashed Khamis Alimusaiqri Al Ashmei, Jamal Husein Alzaabi, P.S. Sarith, Sandeep Nair, K. T. Rameez, Cappithan Agencies, S. Jayashankar fined ₹6 crore, ₹4 crore, ₹2 crore…

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Assault on airport security guard: rights panel registers case

SHRC registers suo motu case over assault of security guard at Cochin Airport. Ernakulam Rural SP directed to probe and file report in two weeks.

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Motorcyclist fatally knocked down by car

Tragic death of Vinay Abraham, 22, of Thiruvalla after being knocked down by a car driven by a Customs official allegedly under the influence of alcohol. Pankaj Kumar Verma and Ankrish Dagar arrested by Harbour police. Both charged with IPC Sections 304, 107, 34, 188. Probe underway.

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Eight Sri Lankan fishermen held on poaching charges in Ramanathapuram

ICG detains 8 Sri Lankans, impounds 4 boats in Ramanthapuram. Q Branch officers conduct inquiries. 500 kg turmeric, 500 kg sea-cucumber seized from 4 locals. Customs unit officers investigate if gold bars were dropped into sea.

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Customs officials bust foreign currency, gold smuggling racket in Vijayawada

Customs officials bust foreign currency, gold smuggling racket in Vijayawada; seize ₹13.10 lakh in foreign currency, ₹55.34 lakh in gold of Dubai & Sri Lanka origin.

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Gold worth over ₹37 lakh seized at Kochi airport

Customs officials at Cochin Airport seized 874g of gold valued at ₹37.70 lakh from a passenger arriving from Jeddah via Kuwait. The passenger was intercepted based on profiling and three capsules of gold were found concealed in his body. Investigations are ongoing.

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Raw goat entrails among items confiscated at O’Hare last week

A passenger also was carrying 1 pound of unknown meat and 2 pounds of garden eggs. The items were taken and destroyed.

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Three held, gold dust worth ₹40 lakh seized at Gannavarm airport

The customs officials have arrested three people hailing from Thane and Mumbai at Gannavarm international airport and seized 800 grams of gold dust worth around ₹40 lakh from them.

The Hindu

Benefits of uniform customs document stressed

The significance of ATA Carnet, an international uniform customs document, for trade and business was highlighted at a workshop organised by industry body FICCI.

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1.4 kg gold seized from two women at Gannavaram airport in Andhra Pradesh

The Customs Department officials arrested two women hailing from Mangalore in Karnataka at the Gannavaram airport and seized 1.4 kg of gold of foreign origin worth about ₹80 lakh. The women arrived on a flight from Sharjah, said Customs Commissioner Sadhu Narasimha Reddy.

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"Gangajal is exempted from GST", clarifies govt after Congress mounts attack

The Central government on Thursday clarified that 'Gangajal', water of the Ganga river used during prayers by households across the country, is exempted from Goods and Services Tax (GST). Read further on Dynamite News:

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Gold smuggling racket involving CISF assistant commandant busted

Police bust gold-smuggling racket involving Customs, CISF officers at Calicut airport. Case registered against CISF assistant commandant. 503 g of smuggled gold, 3 sim cards, Rs. 1 lakh seized. Kingpin Rafeek from Koduvally identified. Naveen's contact in Delhi received Rs. 6.35 lakh for his help.

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Passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in T.N. and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka to begin on October 10

High-speed passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam, India and Kankesanthurai, Sri Lanka resumes after 40 yrs. Tickets cost ₹7,670, vessel can accommodate 150 passengers & 50 kg baggage. Infrastructure set up for Customs, External Affairs, Shipping, Immigration & CISF. Kaduvaiyar River estuary dredged to facilitate large vessels.

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US Customs officials seize giraffe feces from woman at Minnesota airport

Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of a Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on a trip to Kenya and brought back to the U.S. in her luggage

The Hindu

Passengers caught smuggling gold, foreign currency at RGIA

Customs officials at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi Int'l Airport seized 3.7kg of smuggled gold & foreign currency worth ₹2.19cr & ₹16.46 lakh from 6 passengers. Gold was concealed in trousers & undergarments, while $20,000 was seized from a passenger bound for Bahrain. Passengers detained & booked under Customs Act.

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Irish Authorities Seize €157 Million Cocaine Haul In Record-Breaking Operation

Joint military effort leads to largest drug seizure in Irish history, disrupting transnational smuggling network.

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NIA arrests absconder in politically sensational UAE Consulate gold smuggling case that rocked LDF govt. in Kerala

NIA arrests absconder in Kerala gold smuggling case; Ratheesh, a close associate of another suspect, transported smuggled gold from Thiruvananthapuram. Union government imposed high import tax, creating opportunity for smugglers to wring profits. Network used ingenious methods of concealment, aided by airline and Customs officials. ED probed money-laundering angle, NIA…

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Customs officials catch two passengers smuggling 2.8 kg of gold paste

The Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru, on Saturday caught two passengers and recovered 2.8 kilos of gold in the form of paste, which they had concealed under their belts

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In search of a partner to defraud

Matrimonial process has changed: digital sites, anonymity, fraudsters, financial losses, trauma, police highlight alarming trend, victims remain silent, honey trap, sweet talk, ₹8 lakh, blackmail, police nabbed woman, ₹4.5 lakh, emotional blackmail, register complaint online, matrimony.com advises caution, digital fraud challenge.

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Gold worth ₹90 lakh seized at Kochi airport

Customs officials at Cochin Airport seize 1.8 kg of smuggled gold worth ₹90 lakh in 3 separate interceptions. Passengers from Jeddah & Abu Dhabi concealed gold in capsule & wire cutter handles respectively.

The Hindu

3.6 kg of smuggled gold seized at Calicut airport

Customs officials seized 3.608 kg gold compound and ₹20.9 lakh foreign currency from four passengers arriving at Calicut Int'l Airport. Gold capsules found hidden in bodies of passengers. Tip-offs led to seizure.

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Custom officials bust international wildlife trade racket at KIA, recover 234 reptiles and a dead baby kangaroo

Customs officials at the Kempegowda International Airport busted an international wildlife smuggling racket and arrested a man carrying reptiles

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780 Intel CPUs Seized In $137,000 Smuggling Operation Bust

Chinese customs found 780 Intel processors hidden inside a bus engine with an estimated worth of over $137,000.

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