Smuggling
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Delhi police Special Cell busts major arms network, recovers drone-supplied weapon cache
Delhi | Apr 29, 2026, 11:23 AM ISTDuring the raid, police recovered around 23 sophisticated pistols, including Zigana, Glock, and PX models. These weapons are believed to be highly advanced and typically used by organised criminal networks.
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India seize three US-sanctioned oil tankers linked to Iran near Mumbai
India | Feb 17, 2026, 02:50 PM ISTThree foreign vessels carrying large quantities of oil and oil-based cargo were intercepted and seized. Officials said the ships were allegedly sourcing cheap oil from conflict-affected countries like Russia and Iran.
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Delhi airport: Air India passenger caught smuggling gold worth Rs 20 lakh hidden under bottle cap
India | Oct 26, 2025, 02:14 PM ISTCustoms officials at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport arrested an Air India passenger arriving from Dubai for smuggling 170 grams of gold worth around Rs 20 lakh.
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India denies mob lynching allegations, clarifies Tripura border clash with Bangladeshi smugglers
India | Oct 17, 2025, 08:46 PM ISTThe three deceased Bangladeshi nationals were later identified as Jual Miah, Sajal Miah, and Pandit Miah from Bangladesh’s Habiganj district.
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DRI Mumbai's crackdown: Smuggled discarded electronics worth Rs 23 crore seized, mastermind nabbed
India | Oct 04, 2025, 09:03 PM ISTThe consignment smuggled into India and consisted of environmentally hazardous goods, particularly e-waste, the DRI said in a statement.
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Liquor smuggling racket busted in Bihar: Three police personnel among seven arrested
Bihar | May 31, 2025, 04:22 PM ISTThree police personnel in Bihar's Begusarai district were arrested for protecting and aiding a liquor smuggling racket despite the state's prohibition law.
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BSF seizes consignment of banned cough syrup worth 1.4 crore near India-Bangladesh border
Kolkata | Jan 25, 2025, 08:10 PM ISTThe Border Security Force (BSF) seizes the consignment of banned cough syrups in three storage tanks after getting a tip-off. The banned Phensedyl is smuggled across the Indo-Bangladesh border and the latest seizure is considered by BSF as a big blow to smugglers.
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Delhi Police busts major international gang, 52 arrested in Mobile tower equipment theft case
Delhi | Oct 30, 2024, 12:45 PM ISTDelhi Police’s Crime Branch has dismantled a large international smuggling gang involved in stealing and exporting Remote Radio Units (RRUs) worth over Rs 100 crore to Hong Kong and beyond. 52 arrested, 250+ cases linked in major crackdown.
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Pune: 21 Bangladeshi nationals arrested from Ranjangaon for illegal stay
Maharashtra | Oct 23, 2024, 09:10 AM ISTPune police arrested 21 Bangladeshi nationals for an illegal stay in Ranjangaon, recovering fake voter IDs and PAN cards. Investigations point to a possible smuggling network facilitating illegal entry into India.
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Delhi customs seize 26 iPhone 16 Pro Max phones from female passenger flying from Hong Kong
Delhi | Oct 01, 2024, 01:15 PM ISTOfficials noted that the phones were hidden in her vanity bag, wrapped in tissue paper.
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Biggest haul ever: ITBP seizes 108-kg smuggled gold near LAC in Ladakh
India | Jul 10, 2024, 04:51 PM ISTThe ITBP made its biggest haul while its patrol party was combing near the LAC considering the rise in smuggling activities in summers. The ITBP had also received a tip-off regarding gold smuggling in Sriraple, just 1 km from LAC.
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Mizoram: NIA arrests man for smuggling arms, ammunition in north-eastern states
Mizoram | May 25, 2024, 09:51 PM ISTThe individual identified as Solomona alias Hminga is the second accused to be arrested in the case. According to NIA, he had established a network in the bordering areas of Myanmar to procure and smuggle arms and ammunition along with explosives into Mizoram and Manipur.
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Rajasthan: Heroin smuggled from Pakistan worth Rs 10 crore seized in Sriganganagar
Rajasthan | May 08, 2024, 08:19 AM ISTRajasthan news: SP Gaurav Yadav said that the heroin was bought from Pakistani smugglers through drones and joint efforts are being made by Sriganganagar district administration and the police to make the district drug-free.
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Telangana minister's son summoned in luxury watch smuggling case
Telangana | Apr 07, 2024, 12:56 PM ISTThe summons dated March 28 was sent to the office of a family-owned firm in Hyderabad in which Harsha Reddy is a director.
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US: Suspects in Indian family froze to death case on Canada border plead not guilty
World | Mar 28, 2024, 04:26 PM ISTThe victims were who were killed due to chilling cold identified as Jagdish Patel, his wife, Vaishaliben, their 11-year-old daughter, Vihangi; and their 3-year-old son Dharmik. The family belong to Gujarat's Dingucha village.
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NIA busts cross-border weapon smuggling network in Mizoram, key accused arrested
Mizoram | Feb 03, 2024, 02:56 PM ISTThe arrest was made as part of investigation into a case registered by NIA on December 26 last year under various sections of Indian Penal Code, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Explosive Substances Act and Arms Act.
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Madhya Pradesh: Heroin worth Rs 3.5 crore seized from car in Mandsaur, two arrested
Madhya Pradesh | Jan 13, 2024, 05:47 PM ISTThe narcotics agency seized 3-kg of heroin from a secret compartment near one of the tyres of the car.
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Gold worth Rs 1.28 crore seized at Bangladesh border in West Bengal
West Bengal | Nov 27, 2023, 09:39 PM ISTThe seizure was made from the cabin of the truck driver by the 145 battalion of the BSF based on a tip-off, they added.
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Indian-origin man pleads guilty for smuggling 800 Indian citizens to US via Uber cab; earns $5 lakh
World | Jun 29, 2023, 03:40 PM ISTThe Attorney observed that Singh’s participation in the conspiracy preyed upon the Indian Nationals’ hopes for a better life in the United States while saddling those smuggled with a crushing debt of as much as $70,000.
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Pune Customs officials seize boat illegally carrying 3500 goats, sheep to Dubai
Maharashtra | Apr 24, 2023, 05:10 PM ISTDiscreet surveillance was maintained on one of the vessels which had submitted documents intimating coastal (domestic) supply of livestock to Gujarat, via sea route from Vijaydurg Port to Okha Port.