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The Customs Department at the Amritsar international airport foiled a significant gold smuggling attempt, seizing nearly one kilogram of gold from two passengers. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, Customs officials intercepted the two passengers, who had arrived from Kolkata on IndiGo flight 6E 201.

According to officials, a total of 968.47 grams of gold, valued at approximately Rs 96.75 lakh, was recovered from the two passengers. The gold was cleverly concealed to avoid detection, but alert Customs staff detained the suspects on suspicion and carried out a detailed search.

During interrogation, the passengers failed to provide any credible explanation regarding the origin of the seized gold. Authorities suspect that the smugglers are linked to a larger organised smuggling network that is exploiting domestic flight routes to avoid stringent checks commonly applied on international passengers.

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/gold-worth-96-75-lakh-seized-at-amritsar-airport/

CHENNAI: Customs officials at Chennai international airport recently, seized e-cigarettes and cigarettes smuggled from Malaysia and Dubai respectively in separate incidents.

On July 16, Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Chennai Air Customs during a routine check, seized three consignments from Malaysia, which carried 29 kg of e-cigarettes, totalling to 998 e-cigarettes of ELFBAR brand worth Rs 23 lakh, misreported as cloth hangers and textile material at the Foreign Post Office, Chennai.

The contrabands were seized under 110 and 111 of the Customs Act read with PECA (Prohibition of electronic cigarettes act) Act 2019. In the second seizure on July 14, 25 kg of cigarette, totalling to 2 lakh cigarettes worth `25 lakh, were seized from 10 consignments from Dubai.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2025/Jul/18/chennai-customs-seizes-e-cigarettes-worth-rs-23-lakh

In response to long-standing complaints from residents of Ram Sagar Para in Udaipur’s Matabari area, police from Radha Kishorepur station conducted a surprise raid on Wednesday night based on a tip-off.

The operation targeted the residence of 40-year-old Amal Das, where a large quantity of illegally stored foreign liquor was seized. Upon hearing about the raid, Amal Das fled the scene before police arrival. The illegally stockpiled liquor was confiscated and taken to the police station, and a case has been registered against him.

Locals have expressed concern that such antisocial activities are influencing the youth negatively and demanded further action against others reportedly involved in similar activities.

https://tripuratimes.com/ttimes/illegal-liquor-seized-by-police-from-udaipur-matabari-area-29650.html

Chennai: Customs sleuths at Chennai airport thwarted attempts to smuggle e-cigarettes and foreign-brand cigarettes worth 50 lakh through postal parcels and have launched a hunt for the suspects. Based on intelligence, a team of customs officials checked the parcels at the foreign post office at Chennai airport on Monday and seized 10 carton boxes sent from Dubai. Each box, weighing about 25 kg, contained a mix of foreign brand and Indian brand cigarettes.

In total, 2.3 lakh cigarette sticks worth 25 lakh were seized. On Wednesday, customs sleuths also seized three carton boxes, each weighing 29 kg, that arrived from Malaysia. Although the consignment was declared as cloth hangers and textiles, customs sleuths found 998 e-cigarettes worth 25 lakh hidden inside.The contraband was seized under sections 110 and 111 of the Customs Act, the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act, and the COPTA Act. Although the parcels had different addresses for delivery. Officials said some of them were fake and others said the parcels were not meant for them. Officials suspect that the receivers deliberately provided fake addresses to claim the parcels at the post office in person.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/customs-thwart-bid-to-smuggle-foreign-cigarettes-worth-50l/articleshow/122667734.cms

CHENNAI: The police arrested two people in a bank fraud case after a staff at a private bank in Ekkaduthangal flagged counterfeit currency deposit attempt on Monday.

According to the police, a customer had brought in Rs 2.01 lakh in Rs 500 notes, which on inspection, revealed that all except one note were counterfeit. Based on a complaint by branch manager Easwar, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) registered a case.

The first accused, Senthilkumar (44) from Cuddalore district, was arrested on Monday and a search led to the seizure of fake currency worth Rs 5.11 lakh (1,022 notes of Rs 500), the police said.

Following his arrest, the police traced another suspect and arrested Sam Praveen Chandranraj (44) from Pammal, seizing one mobile phone from him. The police suspect a larger network and efforts are on to identify others.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2025/Jul/09/rs-511-lakh-in-counterfeit-currency-seized-two-held-in-chennai

Customs department said three gold bars weighing 1,484.5 grams were extracted from the paste, with the total value of the bars standing at ₹1,34,87,395. Gold worth ₹1.34 crore has been seized from the possession of a man at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here, the customs department said on Tuesday.

The accused, an Indian male passenger, was intercepted after he arrived from Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) on July 3, it said. A detailed examination of his baggage and personal search resulted in the recovery of two plastic pouches containing yellow-coloured paste suspected to be gold, the customs department said in a post on X.

Three gold bars weighing 1,484.5 grams were extracted from the paste. The total value of the bars is ₹1,34,87,395, it said.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/customs-seizes-gold-worth-1-34-crore-at-delhis-igi-airport-101751982643758.html