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Topic: Smuggling

Dulquer Salmaan, Prithviraj under lens as Customs cracks down on ‘smuggled’ luxury cars from Bhutan

Raids conducted at 30+ locations across Kerala under ‘Op Numkhor’ Tuesday. 2 cars seized from Salmaan’s residence & 6 from Amith Chakkalakkal’s.

Aliases crumble, crime trail uncovered from UP & Odisha to Nepal. Unmasking the cabbie killing gang

A friendship forged in Bareilly was the beginning of a gang which would hire taxis only to kill drivers & sell vehicles in Nepal. First booked in 2001, mastermind was nabbed 5 July.

Chinese Nationals Charged with smuggling hazardous biological pathogen into US

Washington, DC : Two Chinese nationals have been charged by the US Department of Justice for allegedly smuggling a dangerous biological pathogen into the...

2 sent to prison in US for human smuggling, 3 years after Gujarat family froze to death in blizzard

Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel is one of the two convicted persons. He will be deported after he serves his 10-yr sentence.

UK, Iraq join forces to tackle smuggling, boost border security

The two countries signed a historic agreement to combat organized immigration crime and narcotics trafficking.

UK cracks down on ‘gangs’ that smuggle people

31 arrests were made in a three-day operation alongside £400,000 in criminal cash and 10 fraudulent identity documents.

ITBP apprehends 2 local men for smuggling 108 kg gold near China border in Eastern Ladakh

The arrested men, identified as Norbu Dorjee (69) and Tenzin Targy (40), were apprehended by patrolling team of the 21st battalion of the force guarding international border with China.

Police bust smuggling racket run by Delhi couple selling stolen phones in Nepal, four held

Couple among the four arrested, many stolen mobile phones recovered.

Mizoram excise officials seize 98 kg of pangolin scales, was ‘being passed off as smoked pork’

One person driving a cab from Shillong to Aizawl with the haul was arrested at checkpoint in Mizoram’s Kolasib district, it's learnt. Pangolins are protected under Wild Life Protection Act.

CISF apprehends Uzbek national with medicines worth Rs 1.3 crore at Delhi IGI airport

The CISF seized 29,200 strips of Mesopril kit tablets which are used for medical termination of early pregnancy, controlling excessive blood sugar level and treating gastric ulcers.

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Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.