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  Longest smuggling tunnel, larger than 14 football fields, discovered on US-Mexico border

  World | January 30, 2020 8:07 IST

  Agents discovered several hundred sandbags blocking a suspected former exit of the tunnel in San Diego’s Otay Mesa industrial warehouse area. It went under several warehouses in Otay Mesa, where sophisticated tunnels have typically ended, and extended into open fields.

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  Indian-origin brothers plead guilty to smuggling drugs in chickens in UK

  World | November 29, 2019 15:57 IST

  Two Indian-origin brothers have pleaded guilty to participating in the activities of an organised crime group, which was involved in smuggling millions of pounds worth of illegal drugs into the UK via a series of front companies linked with the importation of chicken from the Netherlands.

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  Govt orders border mapping to stop smuggling: MHA Sources

  India | November 27, 2019 12:11 IST

  The government has ordered to get information on all smuggling routes at borders whether accessible by cycle or motorbikes, the sources said. As per the sources, the government has also decided to seal the borders along Pakistan and Bangladesh completely, leaving no chance for cross border infiltration.

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  India-linked illegal steroid smuggling ring busted in UK

  India | November 14, 2019 21:31 IST

  A "prolific" smuggling ring led by the CEO of an India-based pharmaceutical company has been busted by the UK security forces, following an investigation across 26 countries over six years, officials said here on Thursday.

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  Two arrested by customs for smuggling Rs 75 lakh worth gold at Delhi airport

  India | November 11, 2019 17:01 IST

  Two men have been arrested by customs officials for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold valuing Rs 75 lakh at the Delhi airport

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  HC quashes case against Pehlu Khan, his two sons and driver

  India | October 30, 2019 17:55 IST

  The Rajasthan High on Wednesday quashed a case against Pehlu Khan, who was lynched by cow vigilantes in April 2017, his two sons and a truck driver for allegedly illegally transporting cows for slaughter.

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  Smuggled gold bars seized, Bangladeshi national arrested

  Crime | October 19, 2019 22:39 IST

  A Bangladeshi national was on Saturday arrested from the city's Rabindra Sarani area after five smuggled gold bars weighing around 583 gm were seized from his possession, a senior officer of Kolkata Police said.  

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  Parrots have a day out in Patiala House Court

  India | October 16, 2019 18:27 IST

  ​Oddities do happen. In fact, one at the Patiala House Court is stealing all the limelight. Guess what! Who came for a day out at the Delhi court today? Parrots. Eh, yes. But why? You must be wondering if these parrots committed any crime. Well, wait. We will elaborate further.

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  Two held for smuggling pythons, lizards at Chennai airport

  India | October 10, 2019 20:37 IST

  According to the report, the accused Mohammad Parvaez (36) and Mohammad Akbar (28) were smuggling these wild animals from Kualalumpur.

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  Pakistan using fake Indian currency notes for terror financing

  World | October 09, 2019 11:32 IST

  Even in Bangladesh, Pakistan has been misusing diplomatic channels to bring and distribute consignments of FICN. Mainstream Bangladeshi media is replete with incidents, wherein Pakistani nationals posted at its High Commission in Dhaka have been expelled, formally and informally, for ferrying FICN and for terror financing activities.

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  Prices crash as pea smuggled from Bangladesh, Nepal floods market

  Business | September 25, 2019 12:52 IST

  Prohibited pulses such as peas have joined the list of items being smuggled into the country from Nepal and Bangladesh, and these are flooding the Indian market in large quantities.

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  Over 300 kg of sea cucumber seized in Tamil Nadu

  India | September 24, 2019 12:35 IST

  The officials, acting on a tip-off about smuggling of sea cucumber, carried out checks near the bus stand here.However, one van sped away without stopping.  

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  3 held with 2 crocodile hatchlings in Mumbai's Borivali

  India | September 17, 2019 20:00 IST

  Acting on a tip-off, the forest team flagged down a bus on Monday and searched it, leading to the discovery of the two hatchlings, he said.

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  5 foreigners trying to smuggle out nearly half-million USD held at Delhi airport

  India | August 31, 2019 9:56 IST

  The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), the enforcement arm of the Central Board of Indirect Tax and Customs (CBIC), on Wednesday, intercepted the five passengers, all from Taiwan, at the Terminal 3 of IGI Airport, they said.

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  640 kg of suspected Heroin with market value of appx Rs 3200 crore seized in Amritsar

  News | June 30, 2019 20:16 IST

  640 kg of suspected Heroin with market value of appx Rs 3200 crore seized in Amritsar

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  Jammu and Kashmir: Six arrested for bovine smuggling in Reasi, Poonch districts

  India | June 03, 2019 9:11 IST

  A police party in Mahore and Chasana areas of Reasi intercepted some persons who were smuggling bovines to Kashmir, they said.

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  Indian man smuggles foreign nationals into US, gets 10 years in jail

  World | March 15, 2019 11:04 IST

  The investigation revealed that the smuggling organisation recruited Indian nationals and others to pay fees in exchange for passage to the US.

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  Man held with fake currency at Chandauli station in UP

  News | January 13, 2019 9:56 IST

  Man held with fake currency at Chandauli station in UP

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  Indian charged with smuggling foreign nationals into US

  World | December 12, 2018 17:11 IST

  A 38-year-old Indian man has been charged with conspiring to smuggle six of his countrymen into the US on commercial airline flights, authorities said.

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  Women arrested over illegal liquor smuggling in Bihar

  News | October 09, 2018 10:17 IST

  Women arrested over illegal liquor smuggling in Bihar