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Man, who attempted to smuggle Indian star tortoises, distracted authorities & fled Bengaluru airport.

07.08.2025

A consignment of 896 Indian star tortoises was seized by customs officials at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Tuesday.

The accused, who managed to flee, is currently on the run.

Identified as Abdul Mohammed Kasim from Tamil Nadu, he read more »
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Catering staffer at Mumbai airport arrested for smuggling gold worth 1.4 crore.

04.08.2025

Mumbai: Customs officials on Saturday apprehended an employee of a catering store at the city airport for allegedly smuggling 1.5kg gold dust in wax form worth Rs 1.4 crore. Based on a profiling tip-off, Air Intelligence Unit officers intercepted Alloysius Alvares, who worked with Balaji Caterers, near read more »
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Couple caught smuggling 28 kg of gold paste at Surat airport.

22.07.2025

The couple, exhibiting unusual walking patterns, had 28 kg of gold paste strapped around their midsections.

A couple coming from Dubai were apprehended by the CISF and Customs at the Surat airport for allegedly smuggling in over 20 kg of gold paste by concealing read more »
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Customs officials seize smuggled goods from five passengers at Coimbatore airport.

21.07.2025

According to officials, the Deputy Commissioner of Customs and his team developed intelligence based on data analysis and intercepted five men

Officials of the Air Customs Unit at the Coimbatore International Airport on Saturday (July 19, 2025) seized smuggled goods worth about ?90 lakh read more »
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DRI seizes over 4 kg of cocaine worth Rs. 40 crore from passenger at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru; one arrested.

21.07.2025

Acting on specific intelligence, officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Bengaluru Zonal Unit intercepted an Indian male passenger, who arrived from Doha at Bengaluru International Airport in the early hours of 18.07.2025.

On careful examination of his baggage, it was observed that the read more »
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Endangered pythons, rabbits, parrots seized from passengers at Pune airport, animals to be sent back to Bangkok.

19.07.2025

Officials with the Customs Department on Tuesday arrested two passengers who arrived from Bangkok at Pune airport and seized smuggled exotic wild animals, including green tree pythons, double-eyed fig parrots, and Sumatran striped rabbits, from them. The endangered animals are set to be sent back to Thailand read more »
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Customs officer takes Rs 15K bribe to allow gold coin at city airport, complaint filed.

19.07.2025

Complainant provides payment details triggering customs probe; money traced to SBI account of suspected middleman.

A passenger arriving from Kuwait has accused a customs officer at Ahmedabad airport of accepting a bribe in exchange for allowing him to carry gold through clearance. The allegation, read more »
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20 wild exotic animals seized at Pune airport; two passengers held.

17.07.2025

Customs at Pune Airport seized rare wildlife from two passengers from Bangkok, arresting them under wildlife protection laws. Animals are in care for repatriation.

The customs officials at the Pune International Airport intercepted two passengers arriving from Bangkok on Tuesday and seized rare and read more »
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Rare bird, animals seized from Kerala couple at Kochi airport.

30.06.2025

Kochi: The Customs have seized an exotic bird and five rare animals from two passengers who landed at the Cochin International Airport from Thailand on Monday. One Hyacinth Macaw, three Common Marmosets and two White Lipped Tamarins were seized from Jobson Joy and his wife Aryamol from read more »
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DRI seizes 39 containers carrying 1,115 metric tonne worth of goods around Rs. 9 crore of Pakistan-origin under ‘Operation Deep Manifest’; one arrested.

26.06.2025

Post Pahalgam terror attacks, Government of India banned import of Pakistani-origin goods routed through third countries, primarily via Dubai, UAE.

Import of Pakistani-origin goods routed through third countries is in blatant violation of import policy conditions and prohibitions on direct or indirect import or read more »
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Customs intercept bid to smuggle medicines to Maldives, to probe role of drug network.

22.06.2025

Kochi: The Customs has intercepted an attempt by two Maldivian nationals to export a large quantity of medicines to the Maldives from the Cochin International Airport.

The air intelligence unit of Customs at the airport on Sunday confiscated the consignment as the passengers lacked read more »
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DoPT launches inquiry into ‘reservation misuse’ by 15 civil service officers across 8 states, ministries.

29.05.2025

Dept of Personnel & Training has selected 11 IAS officers, 2 IPS, 1 IRS & 1 IFS for verification. Inquiry ordered following multiple complaints by RTI activist Vijay Kumbhar.

New Delhi: The central government has initiated an inquiry into 15 civil servants suspected of securing read more »
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US court blocks Trump from imposing the bulk of his tariffs.

28.05.2025

A federal court on Wednesday ruled that President Donald Trump overstepped his authority to impose sweeping tariffs that have raised the cost of imports for everyone from giant businesses to everyday Americans.

But the administration immediately appealed the decision on Wednesday night, leaving read more »
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3,350 turtles, exotic animals seized at Kempegowda International Airport.

27.05.2025

Two suspects, Balasubramanian Shanmugam and Vijayaraghavan Dhanapal, travelled to India from Thailand on Thai Airways (TG 325) on Saturday at 11.17 am, while the third suspect, Arunkumar Narayanaswamy, arrived on the same flight on Sunday.

Bengaluru: About 3,350 red-eared slider turtles, 22 baby read more »
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3,000 exotic turtles seized at Bengaluru airport, sent back to Malaysia.

22.05.2025

The suspects, Gopinath Manivelan and Sudhakar Govindaswamy, flew in from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, aboard IndiGo 6E 1038, and were caught at the airport at 10.59 pm.

The suspects, Gopinath Manivelan and Sudhakar Govindaswamy, flew in from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, aboard IndiGo 6E 1038, and read more »