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Central Crime Branch arrests 4 people in Bengaluru in connection with smuggling

Nitin Anand — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:21:23 +0000

On Thursday, April 15, Central Crime Branch (CCB) arrested 4 people including 2 Nigerian nationals in the connection of Smuggling in mid of Covid-19 times.

In connection with smuggling, Crime Branch seized 200 Ecstasy pills, 153 grams of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), 5 mobile-phones, 2 motorcycles, weapons and RS 4000 cash also seized from their possession. A case has been also registered in the case of smuggling.

Earlier in the month of March, Central Crime Branch conducted raid in east Bengaluru in connection with illegal drugs, the police busted four drug rings and arrested 10 persons, including eight foreigners. They seized narcotics worth ₹4.4 crore, including over three kg of MDMA, 200 gram of cocaine, a huge cache of ecstasy pills and 2.5 kg of ganja.

In last 24 hours, Karnataka reported more than 11,000 cases in a single day for the first time since the pandemic hit, while Bengaluru broke the ‘record’ from earlier this month by breaching the 8,000-cases mark. The state’s previous high was on October 7, 2020 with 10,947 cases.

Karnataka: Central Crime Branch (CCB) Bengaluru arrested 4 people, including 2 Nigerian nationals, and seized 200 Ecstasy pills, 153 grams of MDMA, 5 mobile phones, 2 motorcycles, weapons and Rs 4000 cash from their possession. A case has been registered. pic.twitter.com/MgsTnDkpIo

— ANI (@ANI) April 15, 2021

Border Guarding Forces (BGFs) are working to prevent smuggling of unsafe products: MoS Home Nityanand Rai

Chirag Jha — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 07:03:09 +0000

On Tuesday, March 23, Minister of State Home Nityanand Rai said in a written reply in Lok Sabha about how Border Guarding Forces are preventing smuggling of unsafe product. He said, “Border Guarding Forces (BGFs) are working in coordination with the Customs department to prevent the smuggling of counterfeit and unsafe products”.

The Minister of State also counted some measures adopted by BGFs to prevent smuggling. He said, “The measures adopted include border fence, installation of floodlights, construction of Border Out Posts, deployment of Hi-tech surveillance equipment, sharing of information and conduct of joint operations by BGF & Customs department”.

The measures adopted include border fence, installation of floodlights, construction of Border Out Posts, deployment of Hi-tech surveillance equipment, sharing of information and conduct of joint operations by BGF & Customs department: MoS Home Nityanand Rai in Lok Sabha

— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2021

Cattle smuggling along Indo-Bangladesh border is a serious concern. Recently, when asked about same to MoS Home Nityanand Rai in the Raj Sabha, he said, “Whenever the involvement of a BSF personnel comes to light for cattle smuggling along Indo-Bangladesh border, BSF carries out investigation and appropriate disciplinary action is taken as per the rules.”

30 kgs of 24 carat Gold found “camouflaged” in Diplomatic Baggage of Consulate Charge d’Affairs of UAE

Anu Jain — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 11:22:57 +0000

We have learnt from a tweet that on 5th July 2020, at the Trivandrum Airport, 30 kilograms of 24-carat gold worth Rs 14.82 crore was found “camouflaged” in diplomatic baggage which was addressed to the “Consulate Charge d’Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)” in Thiruvananthapuram. The contraband arrived in a diplomatic consignment was meant for the Charge d’Affaires of the UAE.

On 5th July 2020, on Trivandrum Airport, 30 kgs of 24 carat gold worth Rs 14.82 crore was found camouflaged in diplomatic baggage addressed to the Consulate Charge d'Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Consulate in Thiruvananthapuram: Shri @VMBJP pic.twitter.com/A5YFLl3g2k

— BJP (@BJP4India) October 16, 2020

National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 10 named Sarith, Swapna Prabha Suresh, and Sandeep Nair of Thiruvananthapuram and Fazil Fareed of Ernakulum in the case. Swapna Suresh, a former executive secretary at the UAE Consulate-General’s office, was arrested in a dramatic way as the primary suspect in the Kerala gold smuggling case. Before the arrest, she went into hiding.

On July 5, the incident happened in Kerala, the state commonly known for gold smuggling.

More details remain awaited on the matter.

Three people caught by BSF for smuggling arms and ammunition on Bangladesh border

Shravan Kanade — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 10:34:18 +0000

Mizoram: The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel caught three people trying to infiltrate into India from Mizoram on Monday. This was an “attempt by anti-national elements to smuggle arms and ammunition into the Indian territory”, BSF said in a statement. “They got the tip-off about the infiltration attempt from a source and accordingly launched an operation”, BSF added.

On the border of Bangladesh, BSF spotted three vehicles in West Phaileng in Mamit district trying to cross the Indian territory, thus BSF stopped the vehicles and checked for suspicious material, and recovered 28 AK series rifles, one Insas rifle, and one 0.3 inch carbine. These arms and ammunition were hidden in the cavities in the vehicles, BSF said.It further said that three people in these vehicles were disarmed and apprehended.

“DIG BSF Aizwal Kuldeep Singh and SK Pillai, 2I/C along with a team of personnel from 90 Bn BSF based in Mamit district laid ambush on the route that was being taken by the anti-national elements. It was learned that they were bringing-in AK series rifles along with a lot of ammunition for some insurgent group,” the BSF statement said.

The three apprehended people were also carrying cash worth Rs 39,020, the BSF said. They were later handed over to the police.