Smuggling

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.

High import duty, resumption of flights lead to rise in gold smuggling

Government agencies have detected numerous cases of attempts being made to smuggle in gold and silver. Between April 2022 and February 2023, 3,992 kg of smuggled gold was seized as compared to 2,172 kg in 2021-22.

DRI seizes 2.3 kg of smuggled gold worth Rs 1.32 crore in Hyderabad

The intercepted person had purchased this smuggled gold from Kolkata, the DRI said.

DRI seizes more than Rs 1,000 crore of contraband every month

As per UNCTAD smuggling drains 3 percent of the world's economy and results in a loss of 2 trillion dollars.

India needs to lead and set global agenda on smuggling: Report

Eliminating illicit trade would gain governments at least USD 31.3 billion every year, and from 2030 onwards more than 164,000 premature deaths every year would be avoided, the vast majority in middle and low-income countries, the report by Think Change Forum (TCF) said.

How a cocaine-smuggling cartel infiltrated the world’s biggest shipping company

The crime was so big and brazen that authorities made the exceptional decision to seize not just the cocaine but also the Gayane itself, a 1,000-foot-long ship worth more than $100 million.

Illegal infiltration, transborder smuggling among issues discussed at EZC meet

Talks on transportation facilities and water-sharing among the states were also held at the 25th EZC meeting, which was attended by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her counterpart from Jharkhand Hemant Soren, Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav and Odisha minister Pradeep Amat, the official said.

Trade ministry seeks to cut gold tariff to curb smuggling

The world’s second-largest consumer of the precious metal, almost all of which is purchased from abroad, has asked the Finance Ministry to consider reducing the tariff to about 10% from 12.5%, two of the people said, asking not to be identified as the deliberations are private.

Customs seizes Rs 2.95 crore worth gold concealed inside body shapers at Delhi airport, 3 held

The accused were intercepted after they arrived from Sharjah on October 28.

More than 600 smuggled exotic animals seized at Mumbai airport

The animals, smuggled into the country concealed in an imported consignment of live fish, included rare lizards, pythons and iguanas

Drugs smuggling has increased in 'quantum' post-US exit from Afghanistan: Top navy official

Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, said China’s footprint in the maritime domain of IOR has grown manifold over the last decade, with increasing presence of its warships, research and fishing vessels apart from merchant ships.

Married couple held for smuggling 45 hand guns at Delhi airport: Customs

The officials who made the arrest said a ballistic report will confirm whether the guns are real or not.

Fake journalist arrested with Rs 26 lakh drugs in Sri Lanka: reports

Local media reports claim that the accused smuggled drugs from India and sold them in the island country recently marred by protests amid a crippling economy and crushing debt.

Over 7 million cigarettes seized from smuggler in Greece

Greece: The cigarettes were being smuggled into European Union countries and the United Kingdom in over 5,000 yoghurt containers.

Explained | Why is the India-UAE partnership deal a game changer for trade?

The agreement comes with several new provisions to maximise India’s exports while also adding new sectors such as digital trade and intellectual property rights. Commerce department officials are hopeful the first of India’s ‘new-age FTAs’ will set the bar high for all trade deals to follow.