Smuggling

The TikTok effect on parrots: How viral parrot videos are pushing species toward extinction

Viral parrot videos fuel soaring demand, but behind the fame lies a deadly global trade. Conservationists reveal how social media trends are pushing one of Earth’s smartest birds toward extinction.

Cryptocurrency, stablecoins being used to fund drug, gold smuggling racket: DRI report

In gold and narcotics smuggling, sale proceeds are either hawala-transferred or sent as cryptocurrency to masterminds abroad

Countering Pakistan’s covert operations, Punjab beefs up anti-drone defences

Punjab ramps up anti-drone measures as ISI-backed smugglers use fail-safe drones to transport arms and drugs. ADS units track, jam, and force drones back, leading to arrests and seizures.

Kannada actress Ranya Rao arrested for allegedly smuggling gold at Bengaluru airport

Kannada actress Ranya Rao was arrested at Kempegowda International airport in Bengaluru for allegedly smuggling gold.

4,869 kg of smuggled gold seized in FY24, Myanmar border major smuggling route

Smugglers, who are getting increasingly smart, are making the most of porous borders in the Northeast and India’s voracious appetite for gold

Andaman Drug Haul: Smugglers used 'Starlink' for navigation, police to seek user details from SpaceX

A probe into the biggest drug haul of 6,000 kg methamphetamine in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has shown that the Myanmarese smugglers were using the Starlink satellite internet services for navigation for through the mid-sea

US returns 297 smuggled antiquities during PM Modi’s visit

India has recovered a total of 640 ancient items since 2014, with the United States alone returning 578 antiquities smuggled from the country.

YouTuber set up souvenir shop at Chennai airport to smuggle gold worth Rs 167 crore, arrested

The accused runs a YouTube channel named ShoppingBoyz, allegedly used the shop to smuggle an astonishing 267 kg of gold, valued at Rs 167 crore, over just two months.

Woman loses Rs 28 lakh after accused promised gold at 'cheap' rate

The woman said one of the arrested persons had got in touch with her claiming he could get her half a kilo of gold for Rs 27.81 lakh, less than the market price.

Seizure of smuggled gold up 43% in first half of FY24, says CBIC chairman

In 2022-23, the Indian authorities had seized 3,800 kilogrammes of smuggled gold

Nomura’s head of executive sales arrested for smuggling watches

Samir Sheth was reportedly arrested from the Kolkata airport and was allegedly wearing a Greubel Forsey without declaring it to customs. A search of his home allegedly yielded 34 luxury watches

With an eye on smuggling, FM Sitharaman wants North-East custom stations to be electronic by Dec

According to Sitharaman, cigarette smuggling was "killing" people as well as the small Indian industry.

Customs arrests Sierra Leone national for smuggling cocaine worth nearly Rs 14 crore at Delhi airport

The accused was intercepted after her arrival from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on June 25.