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Man arrested with smuggled liquor worth ₹2.54 lakh in Secunderabad

Man arrested with smuggled liquor worth ₹2.54 lakh in Secunderabad

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A man was arrested with liquor worth ₹2.54 lakh in Secunderabad by the Secunderabad Excise District Task Force (DTF). The DTF team apprehended Sharada Kumar, 28, in the early hours of Wednesday (April 15) in Shivaji Nagar, Monda Market area. The accused was found selling liquor bottles sourced from Delhi. According to officials, Sharada Kumar transported goods to Delhi and, during return trips, purchased the liquor at around ₹1,500 per bottle and sold them in Hyderabad and Secunderabad for ₹3,000 to ₹3,500. Published – April 15, 2026 07:22 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

J&K: Cattle smuggled inside tanker

J&K: Cattle smuggled inside tanker

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Police on Tuesday rescued 20 bovine animals which were allegedly being trafficked in a cruel manner inside a water tanker and a truck in two separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, and arrested two suspects, officials said. In the first operation, a police team intercepted a tractor fitted with a water tanker during naka checking under Rajbagh police station area, officials said. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

‘127 Kg of Gold Smuggled Into India’: ED’s Chargesheet Against Ranya Rao, Others In Smuggling Case | India News

‘127 Kg of Gold Smuggled Into India’: ED’s Chargesheet Against Ranya Rao, Others In Smuggling Case | India News

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Last Updated:February 25, 2026, 20:42 IST Besides Rao, the chargesheet names her associate Tarun Konduru and Bellari-based gold dealer Sahil Sakariya Jain. Ranya Rao, also known as Harshavardini Ranya (32), was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on March last year. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a chargesheet in Bengaluru against Kannada actor Ranya Rao and two others in a money laundering case linked to alleged gold smuggling. Besides Rao, the chargesheet names her associate Tarun Konduru and Bellari-based gold dealer Sahil Sakariya Jain. It was filed before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Bengaluru. Ranya Rao, also known as Harshavardini Ranya (32), was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on March 3 last year at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru after returning from Dubai. Officials recovered 14.2 kg of gold bars worth Rs 12.56 crore from her possession. According to the ED, its investigation found that a total of 127.28 kg of gold, valued at around Rs 102.55 crore, was smuggled into India between …

Indian Coast Guard Seizes Foreign Boat With Smuggled Cigarettes Off Gujarat Coast | India News

Indian Coast Guard Seizes Foreign Boat With Smuggled Cigarettes Off Gujarat Coast | India News

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Last Updated:February 22, 2026, 17:58 IST Indian Coast Guard detained Al Mukhtar with four Iranian crew near Dwarka, seizing 200 cartons of foreign-brand cigarettes. Image shared by Indian Coast Guard (Credits: X) The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has detained a foreign vessel found operating inside India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), recovering a large stock of smuggled foreign-brand cigarettes during the operation. According to officials, the interception took place on February 21, 2026, around 115 nautical miles west of Dwarka. Acting on suspicion, the Coast Guard ship stopped and boarded the vessel for inspection. In a post on X, the Indian Coast Guard said, “On 21 Feb 26, India Coast Guard ship intercepted a suspicious foreign boat inside the Indian EEZ, approximately 115 NM west of Dwarka.” After boarding, authorities identified the boat as Al Mukhtar. It was operated by four Iranian crew members. During a thorough search of the vessel’s storage compartments, officers discovered 200 cartons filled with nearly one lakh packets of foreign-brand cigarettes. The cartons had been concealed deep inside the boat. The …

42,000 bottles of smuggled foreign liquor seized in Gurugram

42,000 bottles of smuggled foreign liquor seized in Gurugram

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Updated on: Dec 10, 2025 10:50 am IST Deputy excise and taxation commissioner Amit Bhatia said that this is the largest illegal stock of foreign liquor ever seized in Haryana A Haryana police and the excise department team on Tuesday raided a liquor shop operating under the name “Theka” in Gurugram and recovered nearly 42,000 bottles of foreign alcohol allegedly smuggled into India, estimated to be worth ₹10 crore in the black market. A Gurugram police and the excise department team recovered the bottles. (X) Deputy excise and taxation commissioner Amit Bhatia said that this is the largest illegal stock of foreign liquor ever seized in Haryana. He added that more raids and arrests are expected as the investigation progresses. Officials said the seized stock was smuggled into India without paying customs or excise duty. They added that none of the bottles carried the mandatory Haryana excise hologram, confirming that the consignment was entirely illegal. Alcohol bottles of premium international brands retailing between ₹5,000 and ₹1.5 lakh per bottle were recovered. Officials believe the liquor …

Passenger, airport ground staffers held with smuggled gold worth ₹3.45 crore at RGIA

Passenger, airport ground staffers held with smuggled gold worth ₹3.45 crore at RGIA

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The seized gold at the RGIA in Hyderabad. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 3.5 kilogram of smuggled gold worth ₹3.45 crore at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) on Wednesday. An Indian passenger from Dubai and two airport ground staff were arrested while attempting to pass the gold inside the terminal. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, officers from the Hyderabad zonal unit of the DRI intercepted the accused, who arrived from Dubai via Muscat, near the aero bridge at the international arrivals area. He was caught in the process of handing over the smuggled gold to a member of the airport’s ground handling crew. According to the DRI, the gold, 30 bars weighing 10 tolas each, had been concealed in three separate packets. It was being discreetly transferred to the ground staff member, who was tasked with moving it out of the secure zone. The plan was to deliver the contraband to another ground staffer stationed at the airport parking area, who would subsequently return it to the same passenger after he had …

Phones smuggled in chapatis, Goa jail bars outside food for inmates | India News

Phones smuggled in chapatis, Goa jail bars outside food for inmates | India News

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The inmates of the Central Jail in Goa will no longer be allowed to receive food from visitors, a notice from the jail superintendent has said. According to a recent notice from the jail superintendent, this is after a “full-fledged canteen” was made functional at the jail. Officials claim this was aimed at preventing phones from being smuggled into the jail. In the notice, Shankar B Gaonkar, Superintendent Central Jail, Colvale, said: “This is to inform all the inmates of Central Jail Colvale and their visitors that no prisoner shall be allowed to receive food from their visitors…Prisoners can purchase additional food other than regular diet from the canteen. The visitors are permitted to deposit the requisite amount of money into the accounts of inmates which they can utilise to purchase food items from the jail canteen”. Story continues below this ad Jail authorities said the decision has been taken to prohibit smuggling of contraband items, especially mobile phones, into the jail. Officials said there had been several instances where the relatives of inmates conceal …

Merchant Helping To Dispose Smuggled Gold, Arrested In Ranya Rao Case

Merchant Helping To Dispose Smuggled Gold, Arrested In Ranya Rao Case

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Bengaluru: Sahil Jain, a gold merchant, has been arrested for his alleged involvement in disposing of the smuggled gold linked to Kannada actor Ranya Rao.  Arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence or DRI, he has been sent to police custody for four days to help with questioning and further investigation. Ranya Rao, the prime accused in the case, was arrested on March 3 for allegedly smuggling 14.2 kilograms of gold, valued at over Rs 12.56 crore.  Her bail plea is set to be decided by the Sessions Court on Thursday. The prosecution has argued in court that Ranya Rao has admitted to using hawala channels for purchases. Tarun Raj, a close associate of Rao and the second accused in the case, meanwhile, is also awaiting the court’s decision on his bail application, which is expected to be pronounced the same day. Ranya Rao’s stepfather, senior police officer Ramchandra Rao, has also been questioned in the matter. The officer was sent on “compulsory leave” days after the actor’s arrest. The order did not specify any reason.  …

Smuggled away from poverty in Ivory Coast, tireless Amad Diallo is living his big football dream at Manchester United, via Italy | Football News

Smuggled away from poverty in Ivory Coast, tireless Amad Diallo is living his big football dream at Manchester United, via Italy | Football News

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In 2017, Italy’s undercover agents arrested a couple from Ivory Coast in Parma. They were allegedly part of a human trafficking ring that sold the European football dream and smuggled children to Italy from West Africa. The couple had two boys in their mid-teens staying with them, Amad and Hamed, both bearing the surname Traore. The couple claimed they were their children, though DNA tests turned up negative. Subsequently, they said they had adopted the children from their close cousins, “to save them from poverty.” Hamed and Amad—it was proved that they were not blood relatives, forget brothers, either—were from Adjame, a densely-populated suburb of Abidjan with the highest crime rate in the country. The Italian authorities did not deport the teenagers home because the investigators contended that the “children were aware of it and had a reasonable life with their fake parents.” They were playing in a local club—Boca Barco—affiliated with Boca Juniors of Argentina. The court, though, slapped a fine of €48,000 on them in 2021. Soon after Amad dropped “Traore” from his …

Rs 13.56 Crore Smuggled Gold Seized At Mumbai Airport; 11 Passengers Arrested

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Published By: Pragati Pal Last Updated: May 13, 2024, 11:19 IST Eleven passengers were arrested in 20 cases of gold smuggling during the action taken at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.(Representational Image) The precious metal was found concealed by passengers in the rectum, undergarments, on their body and a cardboard sheet, an official said The Customs department has seized 22.14 kg of gold valued at Rs 13.56 crore brought illegally by various passengers at the Mumbai International Airport, officials said on Monday. Eleven passengers were arrested in 20 cases of gold smuggling during the action taken at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here between Friday and Sunday, they said. The precious metal was found concealed by passengers in the rectum, undergarments, on their body and a cardboard sheet, an official said. In one case, gold jewellery was concealed under the burkha worn by a passenger and in another case, the precious metal bars were concealed in the undergarment, an official said. Gold was also smuggled in the form a bangle and a buckle …