Monday, 23 May, 2022
TopicSmuggling

Topic: Smuggling

Diamonds & blood: How sanctions against Russian diamond industry can help crime, hurt India

+TFP Suchet Vir Singh -
Even though exports to India make up just about 10% of Russian direct sales, Indian diamantaires fear they could end up on the frontline of the war in Ukraine.

India, Oman must look beyond air exercises in Rajasthan. Fight narcotics trade, terror

Manvendra Singh -
It is necessary for regional security that military interaction between India and Oman extend beyond simply biennial exercises.

2,247 endangered Indian star tortoises seized at Chennai airport as smuggling bid is foiled

Bismee Taskin -
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and airport customs authorities say the seized tortoises have been handed over to the Tamil Nadu Forest Department for rehabilitation.

Over 250 liquor bottles allegedly smuggled on Air India flight seized outside Leh airport

PTI -
Eight cartons containing liquor and beer were seized by excise officials, who said they are sold to private hotels in Ladakh at higher prices due to shortage in the Union Territory.

Smuggling gold to threaten India’s economic security a terrorist act under UAPA — Rajasthan HC

Bhadra Sinha -
Rajasthan High Court noted that gold was a valuable material and quashed the accused's plea that challenged the filing of charges against him under the stringent anti-terror law UAPA.

How India’s strict lockdown choked gold smuggling routes to country

Swansy Afonso -
Illegal shipments of gold are estimated to have slowed to a trickle of about 2 tons a month, and may total about 25 tons this year, compared with an estimate of 120 tons last year.

Mizoram govt bans illegal Chinese Kenbo bikes ‘being used for cross-border smuggling’

Karishma Hasnat -
Chinese-origin Kenbo bikes are mostly brought to Mizoram from across the border in Myanmar, with law enforcement agencies claiming they are mostly used for smuggling.

How much do Bengalis crave Bangladeshi hilsa? Enough to smuggle 2,800 kg during pandemic

Madhuparna Das -
BSF has seized 2,800 kg of hilsa since February, 8 years after Bangladesh banned it. It is considered a delicacy in Bengal, and the fish is selling for Rs 3,000/kg in Kolkata markets and online.

In pandemic, one supply chain is working as smooth as ever — that of smugglers’

Alexander Kupatadze -
Criminals have had to innovate to keep their supply chains open. A good example is concealing illegal drugs in consignments of face masks or sanitisers.

Top Kerala IAS officer removed for links with woman behind UAE gold ‘smuggling ring’

Vinod Mathew -
M. Sivasankar was allegedly close to Swapna Suresh, the key figure in smuggling 30 kg of gold bars in a diplomatic bag bound for the UAE Consulate.
12Page 1 of 2

On Camera

YourTurn

Opinion

Galle Face Green the popular promenade in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo has become ground zero for the protest against the Gotabaya Rajapaksa government. | Photo: Regina Mihindukulasuriya

Sri Lanka may be a teaser for a global default crisis

Ruth Pollard -
Global markets see Sri Lanka as an omen for more defaults in the developing world as countries face a growing, post-Covid debt burden.
Protecting pilots’ mental health will keep us all safer.Photographer: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America

Mental health of pilots under scanner after plane crash in China

The Supreme Court | ThePrintTeam

India has debated sedition at length but it won’t go without the overhaul of justice system

Economy

World’s $300 trillion in debt. Here’s what it means for services like health, education

Victoria Masterson -
To meet debt payments, at least 100 countries will have to reduce spending on essential services, the IMF estimates.

Defence

Representational image of drone. | Photo: Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg

As drones usher in new era of warfare, India’s growing UAV industry begins to take flight

Suchet Vir Singh -
With a growing indigenous base of drone manufacturers and exporters, and incentives from government, industry sentiment is bullish. However, some concerns remain. 

National Interest

Mandir or Masjid? New surveys not needed, just acceptance of truth & move towards reconciliation

Shekhar Gupta -
That temples were destroyed and mosques built is undisputed history. The past can’t be changed, but we can’t deny the wrongs of the past either before we consider reconciliation.

Follow us

Copyright © 2022 Printline Media Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.

×