JOHOR BARU: Police have confiscated over 400 counterfeit goods worth RM1.4mil during a raid on a premises at Kompleks Austin Perdana.Johor police chief Comm M. Kumar stated that the raid was conducted on Tuesday (Dec 10) at 10.30am by the Johor Special Branch.”During the inspection, five individuals aged between 20 and 47, including the caretaker and employees of the premises, were present.The team discovered counterfeit branded items such as clothing, bags, shoes, hats, belts, and wallets stored at the premises.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seizes gold worth ₹19.6 crore in Mumbai raid
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has uncovered a gold extraction and refining facility following an intelligence-led operation, seizing 23.92 kilograms of gold, ₹5.4 lakh in cash, and 37 kilograms of silver. The total value of the seized items is estimated at ₹19.6 crore.
The agency arrested the alleged mastermind of the syndicate that operated the facility, which was reportedly used for melting smuggled gold, according to DRI sources.
DRI arrests 3 Mumbai airport staff, three others in gold smuggling racket
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials have busted a gold smuggling racket and arrested six people, including three working at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. The agency seized 12.5 kilograms of foreign-origin smuggled gold worth nearly Rs 10 crore, the agency said on Wednesday.
The DRI acted on specific intelligence developed by their Mumbai zone office and found that one Rohan Chavan (20), who works at the Mumbai international airport, was involved in a gold smuggling racket.
Food authority recovers 750kg China salt
Launching a crackdown against harmful and substandard food items, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority seized over 750 kilograms of prohibited China salt from a warehouse at the Old Haji Camp.The owners of the warehouse were penalised under the Food Safety Act.
Director General of the KP Food Authority Wasif Saeed praised the food safety team for its successful operation and said that the crackdown against adulteration mafias would continue. He also warned action against transporters involved in supply of prohibited food items.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1260352-food-authority-recovers-750kg-china-salt
US and UK sanction gold smuggler Kamlesh Pattni
An international gold smuggling and money laundering network exposed by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit (I-Unit) has been sanctioned by the US and UK governments. The measures, including asset freezes, confiscation of property and travel bans, target Kenyan-British businessman, Kamlesh Pattni.Pattni allegedly bribed officials in Zimbabwe to earn illicit profits from the country’s gold and diamond trade. He is also accused of moving dirty money, using his global business empire that extends from Zimbabwe and Dubai to Singapore and London to launder it.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/10/us-and-uk-sanction-gold-smuggler-kamlesh-pattni
Shocking Video Reveals How UP Trader Produced 500 Litres of Fake Milk with Chemicals
In a shocking case of food adulteration, a businessman from Uttar Pradesh, Ajay Agrawal, has been arrested for allegedly producing 500 litres of fake milk using just one litre of chemicals. The owner of Agarwal Traders, Ajay Agrawal was apprehended in Bulandshahr after raids conducted by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) at his shop and storage facilities.Authorities revealed that Ajay Agrawal had been selling synthetic milk and paneer for nearly two decades, using harmful chemicals in the process.
Ahmedabad police seize liquor worth ₹3.39 lakh, two arrested
Bodakdev Police of Ahmedabad arrested two Rajasthan residents on December 10, for transporting a substantial cache of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) and beer. The contraband, consisting of 349 liquor bottles and 48 beer cans, was valued at ₹3.39 lakh.
The operation was conducted near Shridhar Bungalow, close to Bodakdev Garden after the DCP Zone-7 team received a tip-off about illegal liquor smuggling in the area. Acting on the information, police laid a trap and intercepted two vehicles — a Baleno car and a Bolero Max pickup — used to transport the illicit goods.
P152 million-worth counterfeit footwear seized in Pampanga
MANILA — Authorities confiscated over 45,000 pairs of counterfeit footwear, valued at approximately P152 million, from a Chinese-operated manufacturing facility in Pampanga, police said Monday. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Pampanga Field Unit executed a series of search warrants during an operation dubbed “Oplan Megashopper” at Global Aseana Business Park 2 in San Simon town.
The operation targeted the illegal production of counterfeit footwear.Investigation showed that the counterfeit production ring was operated by “Chongjian,” a Chinese national doing business under the name “Apexel.” The foreigner remains at large.
Foreign cigarettes worth ₹85 cr seized in Gujarat in 4 years
With the rise in taxes on tobacco products, the demand for cheaper foreign cigarettes has increased, resulting in a rise in cigarette smuggling in Gujarat. In the past four years alone, foreign cigarettes worth around ₹85 crore have been seized in Gujarat.
The Indian government has imposed strict regulations on tobacco use, aiming to reduce consumption, especially among the youth. To discourage use, taxes on tobacco products have been increased.
Marbella police bust counterfeit goods market traders
National Police have arrested 40 people in Marbella as allegedly responsible for a crime against intellectual property and have confiscated more than 14,000 counterfeit articles in the Puerto Banús street market, next to the Plaza Shopping Centre. Last year a similar operation was carried out, with almost the same number of people arrested.
In October 2023, officers carried out an action called ‘Almerca,’ which then ended up with 43 arrests and the confiscation and eventual destruction of 35,000 counterfeit products. On Wednesday, December 4, operation ‘Almerca 2’ took place with more or less the same haul.
https://euroweeklynews.com/2024/12/08/marbella-police-bust-counterfeit-goods-market-traders/