A shocking case has emerged from Prayag Raj, Uttar Pradesh, where a madrasa was being used as a cover for printing counterfeit currency. The illegal operation was being run with the consent of the madrasa’s cleric, Maulvi Mohammad Tafseerul. The incident took place at the Jamia Habibiya Madrasa located in the Atarsuiya area of Prayag Raj. During a police raid, four people, including the cleric, were arrested on the spot. The accused were using green tape to create the security thread for the fake notes.
3 held with 23kg gold, dark underbelly of gang rivalry exposed
Mumbai: Three people were arrested on Wednesday with 23 kg smuggled gold worth Rs 17 crore besides Rs 40 lakh cash. In a curious twist, the arrest mirrors rivalry among members of a gold smuggling gang, with one faction ratting on their aide to get him arrested.
The arrested persons — Payal Jain, Pankhu Devi and Rajesh Shivraji Jain – on whom the gold was found had tried to tell on their accomplice in a bid to hide their own dark deeds, said officials of Directorate Revenue of Intelligence.
1,274 held, over Rs 20 crore worth illicit liquor seized
A staggering 1,274 persons have been arrested and a record 2,209 cases made out by the Excise department during the statewide crackdown against illicit country liquor and fermented brew manufacturers across the state in the last one week following the hooch tragedy at Chikita in Ganjam district August 19.
A senior Excise official told Orissa POST Monday that a total of 1,15,822 liters of illicit country liquor and 1.02,237 kg fermented brew have been seized during the raids at manufacturing dens by various Excise units in the state. The retail price of the seized contraband has been estimated to be of over Rs 20 crore. The officials also seized 132 vehicles used in the transportation of the illicit liquor consignments, leading to the arrest of 70 vehicle owners.
80 kg gold, 9 quintal silver seized in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar
The sleuths of the Commercial Tax and Good and Services Tax (CT & GST) on Monday detained huge quantities of gold and silver from near Bhubaneswar airport.
As per initial reports, around 80 kilograms of gold and over one quintal of silver has been seized. Sources said that the gold and silver were being transported in two container vehicles.
The cost of the gold and silver is said to be around Rs 30 crore. However, the source and ownership of the gold and silver were not ascertained yet.
Illicit cigarettes worth R1m intercepted outside Polokwane
POLOKWANE – Members of the Limpopo Provincial Flying Squad, on Friday, intercepted five high-powered vehicles loaded with illicit cigarettes worth over R1m, leading to the arrest of three suspects and the death of another during a high-speed chase.
Police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the chase unfolded on the R519 Bergenek road toward Zebediela when a black SUV from Polokwane failed to stop. It was loaded with illicit cigarettes.
“The vehicle collided with a truck, overturned and the driver, a foreign national died at the scene. The truck driver and a passenger sustained injuries and were taken to a local hospital,” his statement read.
2 arrested, P16.6-M smuggled cigarettes seized
AUTHORITIES have arrested two people and seized some P16.6 million shipment worth of contraband in an anti-smuggling operation in Zamboanga City, the police said Sunday, August 25, 2024.
The Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula did not release the identities of the two arrested persons except to say they are aged 37 and 50 and all males.
The PRO-Zamboanga Peninsula said they were arrested by joint personnel of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Regional Intelligence Division (RID)-Zamboanga Peninsula in anti-smuggling operations around 7 a.m. Thursday, August 22, at the port of Zamboanga City.
West Bengal Gold Smuggling Operation: BSF Arrests Smuggler With 974 Grams of Gold
The Border Security Force (BSF) thwarted a gold smuggling attempt and arrested a smuggler with eight gold biscuits weighing 974 grams, valued at over Rs 71 lakh, at the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal.
The operation was carried out on August 23rd. The apprehended individual has been identified as Tanmoy Mondal, a resident of the North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal.
Fake notes worth ₹85L seized, 3 held
Jaipur police on Wednesday arrested three members of a gang involved in the circulation of counterfeit currency and recovered fake notes worth Rs 85 lakh from them in Bagru.
DCP (West) Amit Kumar identified the arrested individuals as Surendra Singh (50), Shivam Singh Bareth (24), and Prem Chand (45).
During interrogation, the police uncovered Rs 85 lakh in counterfeit notes, adding to the Rs 9 lakh in fake currency previously seized from these criminals. All the counterfeit notes were in denominations of Rs 500. Kumar revealed that the gang used a color printer to produce the fake notes, which were then cut with a cutter. To disguise the counterfeit currency, they placed real notes on the top and bottom of bundles of fake notes. The gang would then travel to rural areas, targeting unsuspecting farmers and purchasing livestock, particularly sheep and goats, using the counterfeit money. On August 14, the criminals rented a truck from VKI under false pretenses.
P500-million smuggled cigarettes seized in Bulacan
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized approximately P500 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during a raid on warehouses in Bulacan on Thursday, Aug. 22.
The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) conducted the inspection and also seized counterfeit items worth P5 billion, including devices, garments, and gadgets.
Officials seize 6 million cigarettes, Tonnes of rolling tobacco
Customs officials have seized six million cigarettes and 4.5 Tonnes of rolling tobacco during checks at Rotterdam port. The illegal tobacco products were found a month ago but the haul has only just been made public.
The cigarettes, known as “illicit whites” in official jargon, are considered illegal in the Netherlands because the brand is not officially recognized within the EU. If they and the rolling tobacco had been sold officially, they would have generated €3.9 million in tax income, officials said.
The tobacco was found by sniffer dogs and it is unclear where it originated. The customs statement said that the find had been publicized in the interests of the investigation but did not say if any arrests had been made.