Police said the accused policemen threatened two passengers who had come from Dubai and took their gold. The gold ornaments recovered from the accused were worth Rs 50.6 lakh.
According to an official, Customs seized 2.65 kilograms of 24-carat gold worth Rs 1.39 crore from two Indian women arriving from Dubai at the Mumbai international airport.
The Delhi High Court has stated that the smuggling of gold itself, without a link to a threat to the economy of the country, cannot be considered a terrorist act under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
According to Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Sri Lanka's minister of state for finance, the country has directed its customs department to take strenuous measures to prevent airlines from smuggling gold into the country.
Smuggled gold by a passenger was retrieved by Officials of the Customs department at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA).
According to Customs officials, the passenger had landed at the airport on May 5 from Dubai. "During the detailed examination, it was found that the passenger has smuggled 500 grams of 24-carat gold valued at Rs 26.45 lakh...
On Thursday, the Customs department announced the seizure of gold worth Rs 8.44 lakh from a passenger arriving from Dubai at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport in Chandigarh.
The gold has been seized under the Customs Act, 1962, the official said.
Acting on a tip-off, NCB sleuths intercepted Khuresha Ali (61), Abdullahi Abdia Adan (43) and Ali Sadia Allo (45).
A senior cabin crew member of Spice Jet was arrested at the Kochi airport, smuggling gold worth Rs 1.07 crore in compound form.
Kerala CM had alleged that the probe agencies were being used for carrying out a campaign for the BJP and Congress in the state going for assembly elections on...
Kerala CM had alleged that the probe agencies were being used for carrying out a campaign for the BJP and Congress in the state going for assembly elections on...
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Gold concealed in hand-bags and pant pockets of the passengers was also recovered.
The accused, including Sarith PS and Swapna Prabha Suresh, have been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The ED said, 'fixed deposits along with seized cash totaling to Rs 1.85 crore' have been attached under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act...
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The crew had come in a flight from London on Sunday and secreted the gold in the overhead bin of the aircraft after seeing custom officers
On examination, it was noticed that the leather slippers had unusually broad straps having a specially designed cavity in which gold paste packets wrapped with...
Suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar was arrested on November 24
Sivasankar accused of being involved in smuggling gold though diplomatic channels
M. Sivasankar was remanded to the agency's custody for seven days by a Kerala court today.
Sivasankar, former principal secretary to Kerala Chief Minister, arrested after six hours of interrogation.
Indicating that it suspected the link of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's gang, NIA had argued the detention of all accused in judicial custody up to 180 days...
The court asked the ED, which had earlier interrogated Sivasankar, to file its report on his anticipatory bail plea, which came up for hearing today.
The Kerala government has appointed an expert panel to look into the incident and asked it to submit the report within a week, while the crime branch will also...
