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Nagpur: In a major crackdown on the counterfeit liquor, the local crime branch (LCB) of Chandrapur on Thursday seized illicit liquor worth Rs47 lakh from a truck smuggling liquor under the guise of agricultural and household goods. The seizure, said to belong to Nagpur’s top liquor kingpin, is the latest in a series of operations that has uncovered fake liquor worth Rs1 crore this year.

Based on a tip-off, an LCB team intercepted a truck on national highway 353 near Bandar Shivapur in the jurisdiction of Chimur Police Station. The vehicle was smuggling counterfeit liquor from Chandrapur to Gadchiroli. During inspection, police found yellow plastic sacks filled with soyabean and utensil scrub boxes, beneath which liquor bottles were concealed.

The haul included 350 boxes of country liquor valued at Rs12.25 lakh, 90 boxes of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs11.23 lakh, and 90 boxes of beer worth Rs3.45 lakh. The truck, valued at Rs20 lakh, was also seized. The total value of Wednesday’s seizure stood at Rs47 lakh. Following verification by the State Excise Department, Chimur subdivision, the 350 boxes of country liquor were confirmed to be counterfeit.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/spurious-liquor-consignment-of-nagpur-kingpin-seized-in-chandrapur/articleshow/120834237.cms

Hyderabad: Acting on specific intelligence inputs, officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Hyderabad Zonal Unit (HZU), thwarted a gold smuggling attempt at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) and arrested three individuals, including two ground handling staff.

The operation unfolded near the aerobridge at the international passengers’ arrival gate, where DRI officials intercepted an Indian passenger who arrived from Dubai via Muscat. The passenger was caught red-handed while handing over smuggled gold to a ground handling staff member.

Further investigation revealed that the gold was to be delivered to another ground staff member waiting in the airport’s parking area. The plan was to later return the gold to the same passenger once he exited the customs area, thereby evading detection.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/3-5-kg-smuggled-gold-worth-3-4-cr-seized-at-rgia-3-held/articleshow/120802566.cms

The Pune police busted a major Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket following a probe that began on April 17 after 55 counterfeit notes of ₹200 denomination were deposited in the cash deposit machine of a local bank, an official said on Monday.

FICN with face value of ₹28 lakh have been confiscated so far and five persons arrested, the official added. Following the report, the police filed a case under sections 178, 179, and 180 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The accused have been identified as Manisha Swapnil Thanekar, resident of Nagpur Chawl, Yerawada; Bharti Tanaji Gawand, from Keshavnagar, Chinchwad; Sachin Ramchandra Yamgar, from Gahunje; Naresh Bhimappa Shetty (from Lohgaon), and Prabhu Gugal Jeddy.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/pune-police-seize-fake-notes-worth-28-lakh-101745866017856.html

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A staggering quantity of fake paneer has been seized by the officials on the Agra Expressway. 4800 kgs of fake paneer was being transported on three trucks from Mathura to Lucknow.

As per reports, the Food Safety and Drugs Administration of UP government has seized the trucks and sent the samples for testing after initial testing found the paneer adulterated and unsafe for consumption.

Earlier on Saturday, the FSDA had seized 850 kgs of fake and adulterated paneer being transported on Sultanpur road.

Food Safety officer Vijay Pratap Singh informed the media that they had received a tip off about adulterated paneer being transported. A team had laid in waiting at the Agra Expressway near the toll plaza at the 10 km milestone. All vehicles coming through Agra towards Lucknow were being examined.

https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/4800-kgs-of-fake-paneer-seized-on-agra-expressway-was-loaded-on-3-trucks-going-from-mathura-to-lucknow/