Diphu (Assam) : Heroin worth Rs 15 crore was seized and two people were arrested in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Monday, police said.Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Assam Police and CRPF conducted a vehicle search at 12 Mile in Dillai police station area along the Assam-Nagaland inter-state boundary, and seized around two kg of heroin concealed in 152 soapboxes from a vehicle, Karbi Anglong Deputy Superintendent of Police Nahid Karishma said.Two occupants of the vehicle, who hail from Manipur and Nagaland, were arrested, the officer said."In a big and smart op, @assampolice intercepted a car at 12 Mile under Dillai PS and recovered 152 soapboxes containing 1.995 kg suspected Heroin. Two persons of 2 neighbouring states apprehended. Further investigation is on. Keep it up Assam Police," Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted—PTI

 Heroin worth Rs 15 crore was seized and two people were arrested in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Monday, police said.

Heroin worth Rs 15 cr seized, two arrested in Assam

Mandla: Police have arrested four poachers and seized from them a tiger hide, its claws and the teeth of a wild boar in Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district, an official said Sunday.Based on a tip-off, the police intercepted four men moving on two motorcycles on Saturday near a temple under Bahmani police station limits.The skin of a tiger, its claws and four teeth of a wild boar were seized from their possession, sub-divisional officer of police Akansha Chatruvedi said.Some wires and axe allegedly used for poaching the animals were also seized from their possession, she said.The four persons, identified as Makhanlal Yadav (40), Anand Kushram (30), Manoj Pandram (32) and Itwari Posham (27), were arrested.The official said during initial questioning, the accused told the police they had poached a tiger in Bhalwani forest of the district three-four months back by using the wires, and were searching for a buyer of the animal body parts.The accused were booked under relevant sections of the Wildlife Protection Act and further investigation is underway, she added.According to the All-India Tiger Estimation Report 2018, Madhya Pradesh was home to 526 tigers, the highest in any state of the country.The state has a number of tiger reserves, including Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Satpura and Panna.—PTI

Police have arrested four poachers and seized from them a tiger hide, its claws and the teeth of a wild boar in Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district, an official said Sunday.

Tiger hide & claws seized in MP; 4 poachers arrested

Hyderabad:&nbsp;Customs officials at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here seized gold worth over Rs 2 crore from three passengers in two separate cases.In the first case, Air Intelligence Unit of Hyderabad Customs, apprehended two male passengers who had arrived by EK-526 from Dubai and tried to smuggle 3,591 grams gold, valued at Rs 1.87 crore. Officials said the two men had concealed the gold in their pants, innerwear and rectum.Earlier, a male passenger who arrived at Hyderabad airport by AI-952 Flight from Dubai was intercepted by the officers of Hyderabad Customs. He had concealed the gold in metal cylinders of exhaust fan, Ab Roller and electric juicer. The net weight of the gold seized was 740 grams.—IANS

Customs officials at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here seized gold worth over Rs 2 crore from three passengers in two separate cases.

Gold worth over Rs 2 cr seized at Hyderabad airport

Kolkata: West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee was arrested by Enforcement Directorate on Saturday in connection with its investigation into alleged school jobs scam, an official of the agency said.The TMC secretary general, who was the state education minister when the scam took place, was arrested after around 26 hours of grilling in connection with the probe."We are keeping a close watch on the situation. We will come out with a statement at an appropriate time," TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said.Speaker Biman Banerjee said the ED must inform the speaker before arresting a member of the assembly."The ED or CBI, while arresting any MP or MLA, has to inform the speaker of the Lok Sabha or assembly. This is the constitutional norm. But I have not received any communication from ED about Chatterjee's arrest," he said.The ED also detained Chatterjee's close aide Arpita Mukherjee, from whose property&nbsp;Rs 21 crore in cash was seized, the agency official said."Chatterjee was not cooperating with our officers who were questioning him since Friday morning. He will be produced before a court during the day," the ED official told PTI.Chatterjee, who was the state education minister from 2014 to 2021, was grilled by the Central Bureau of Investigation in April and May this year in connection with the scam.Opposition BJP went hammer and tongs over the development and demanded a reply from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee."The CM must issue a statement over the arrest of a cabinet minister. The arrest proves that the TMC is knee-deep in corruption," BJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh said.BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar said Chatterjee's arrest reflects the "Bengal model of development" practiced by TMC leaders."Involvement of TMC ministers and leaders in corruption is an example of 'Bengal model of development'. The seizure of Rs 21 crore in cash is just the tip of the iceberg. The CM should come out with a reply on this," he said.—PTI

West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee was arrested by Enforcement Directorate on Saturday in connection with its investigation into alleged school jobs scam, an official of the agency said.

ED arrests Bengal minister hours after Rs 21cr seized from his aide

New Delhi: In a special drive against Chinese manjha in south Delhi, police arrested seven people and recovered 95 rolls of Chinese manjha from them, an official said on Friday.The accused are identified as Rakesh, Sanjay, Bunty, Denanath along with three women.Manjha is a roll of thread used in flying kites. However, its manufacturers use glass coating over it which can cause fatal injury to humans and birds. Delhi government had banned glass-coated kite strings in 2017.Deputy commissioner of police (south) Benita Mary Jailer said that a special drive was started in the area of South District to apprehend the persons involved in selling the banned manjha, and to seize the banned product from their possession."During the special drive, 95 rolls of Chinese manjha have been seized and 7 persons have been booked under Section 188 of Indian Penal Code," the DCP said.The senior official further urged citizens to not buy this product and inform the police in case they know of anyone who is selling these in their area.—IANS

In a special drive against Chinese manjha in south Delhi, police arrested seven people and recovered 95 rolls of Chinese manjha from them, an official said on Friday.

 Delhi's drive against Chinese manjha: 7 held, 95 rolls seized

Aizawl:&nbsp;&nbsp;Assam Rifles troopers have seized foreign origin cigarettes, valued at around Rs 2.35 crore in Mizoram after these were smuggled in from Myanmar, officials said on Sunday.An Assam Rifles official said that acting on a tip off, its personnel seized the foreign origin cigarettes, contained in 78,333 cases, at Khuangphah in eastern Mizoram’s Champhai district on Saturday night.“The foreign origin cigarettes after being smuggled from neighbouring Myanmar were stored in a house. None was arrested in this connection,” the official said.Later the seized cigarettes were handed over to the Custom officials for taking further legal action.An Assam Rifles statement said: “Ongoing smuggling of foreign origin cigarettes is a major cause of concern for the state of Mizoram, especially along the India-Myanmar Border. Assam Rifles, rightly christened as the ‘Sentinels of Northeast’ have continued their efforts against the smuggling activities in Mizoram.”Besides various harmful drugs, especially heroin, highly-addictive methamphetamine tablets, also commonly known as ‘Yaba’, poppy seeds, opium, ganja (marijuana), morphine, bottles of cough syrup valued at hundreds of crores, various other contraband like gold, foreign cigarette as well as arms and ammunition are often smuggled from Myanmar to the northeastern states, especially Mizoram and Manipur, along their over 1,600-kn-long unfenced border.—IANS

Assam Rifles troopers have seized foreign origin cigarettes, valued at around Rs 2.35 crore in Mizoram after these were smuggled in from Myanmar, officials said on Sunday.

 Foreign cigarettes, smuggled from Myanmar, seized in Mizoram

Ahmedabad:&nbsp;The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday morning seized two Pakistani fishing boats in the creek area along the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat's Kutch district, officials said. Pakistani fishermen, who had entered the Indian waters illegally in the Harami Nala creek area, abandoned their boats on seeing a BSF patrol and fled to their side of the maritime border, said a BSF release. Some fishing equipment and nets were found in the boats but there was no suspicious cargo, it added. While Indian fishermen are barred from entering the creek due to security reasons, Pakistani fishermen often enter illegally looking for a better catch. Last month, the BSF had apprehended four Pakistani fishermen and seized ten boats in the creek.—PTI

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday morning seized two Pakistani fishing boats in the creek area along the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat's Kutch district, officials said

Two Pak fishing boats seized in border area of Kutch

Mumbai:&nbsp;The Narcotics Control Bureau has seized large quantities of different drugs collectively worth Rs 5 crore in three operations in Mumbai and neighbouring Raigad and arrested three persons, an official said on Monday.Acting on a specific information, the NCB's Mumbai zonal unit seized 870 grams of hydroponic weed last Tuesday in a courier parcel from a Foreign Post Office here.The parcel was sent from the US for a Nagpur-based receiver, the official said.While an investigation was on into it, the NCB on Friday got an input about 4.95 kg of methaqualone being transported in a courier parcel in Mumbai.After conducting a search, the NCB seized the parcel, which was booked from Nagpur to be sent to New Zealand, the official said.Since Nagpur was the common location for both the courier parcels, a team was then dispatched to the Maharashtra city for a follow-up investigation into both the cases, he said.Various aspects are being analysed and enquiries are being conducted to identify the syndicates involved in the international drug trafficking, the official said.In the third operation, the NCB busted an inter-state drug trafficking syndicate on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday at Karjat in Raigad district near Mumbai-Pune Expressway, he said.The agency had information about possible transportation of bulk quantity of a drug by an active syndicate, he said.Accordingly, the NCB laid a trap near Karjat and intercepted a vehicle.When enquired, the vehicle's driver did not give satisfactory replies, following which the NCB officials searched the vehicle.They recovered 88 kg of high quality ganja from false cavities created inside the vehicle, the official said.The NCB team apprehended two more persons from a highway-side eatery, he said, adding that the duo was given the task of receiving and guiding the drug-carrying vehicle's driver towards destination in Mumbai.The consignment, sourced from Andhra Pradesh, was meant for further distribution to drug peddlers based in Mumbai and suburban areas, the official said.These persons are seasoned traffickers and were into the illicit drug business for more than four years, he said.While planning a consignment delivery, they used to not only change their contact numbers, but also the vehicle number plates to avoid physical tracking by the enforcement agency, he said.The three persons are being questioned to gather more information about other drug peddlers, supply links and key associates to dismantle the remaining network, the official said.—PTI

The Narcotics Control Bureau has seized large quantities of different drugs collectively worth Rs 5 crore in three operations in Mumbai and neighbouring Raigad and arrested three persons, an official said on Monday

Mumbai NCB seizes drugs worth Rs 5 cr; 3 arrested

Mumbai: The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai crime branch seized 266 kg ganja hidden in two cars and arrested two persons, a police official said on Wednesday. The seized contraband is estimated to be worth Rs 80 lakh. The arrested accused are identified as Ashwin Kumar Ashok Sharma (32) and Raju Ramesh Lohar (24), both residents of Thane. They were arrested from Airoli near Thane on Tuesday. A case was registered against them under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.—PTI

The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai crime branch seized 266 kg ganja hidden in two cars and arrested two persons, a police official said on Wednesday

Mumbai cops seize 266 kg ganja worth Rs 80 lakh

New Delhi: The Income Tax Department has seized cash and valuables worth Rs 390 crore following a raid on the premises of Maharashtra’s Jalna businessman, who deals in garments, real estate and in steel.
I-T department’s 260 officials divided into five teams carried out a week-long raid. The agency used 120 vehicles to carry out this raid.
Sources said that they seized around Rs 58 crore in cash, 32 kg gold and valuable stones.
The source also said that it took 13 hours to count the cash.
“It was a week-long raid that started from August 1. Our Nasik Branch team got the tip off following which the raids were conducted. Seeing the gravity of the matter we formed teams of 260 officials divided into five teams. We also used 120 of our vehicles in the raid,” the source said.
The source said that the cash recovered from the premises of garments and steel businessman was taken to Nasik branch of State Bank of India, where it was counted for hours. The bank employees started counting the cash at around 11 a.m., which went on till 1 a.m.
The I-T department got the tip off that there were irregularities in the accounts of four steel companies after which the teams swung into action.
The team of 260 officials raided the factories but they didn’t recover anything. Later they raided a farm house where they found the huge cash and valuables.
—IANS

The Income Tax Department has seized cash and valuables worth Rs 390 crore following a raid on the premises of Maharashtra’s Jalna businessman, who deals in garments, real estate and in steel.

 Gold, cash worth Rs 390 cr seized in week-long I-T raid in Maha's Jalna

Hyderabad (The Hawk): In a car travelling to the Munugode Assembly constituency, where the by-election is slated to take place on November 3, police in Telangana's Nalgonda district recovered Rs 1 crore in cash.
The cash was discovered by the police in the automobile being driven by the husband of a BJP corporator from Karimnagar during a vehicle inspection at a checkpoint close to Chalmeda.
The cash was found during a check by "Dynamic teams" that the police in the Nalgonda district had assembled. According to the person transporting the money, a BJP leader had instructed them to transfer it to Munugode.
The money, according to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), was intended for distribution to voters.
The episode, according to the leaders of the ruling party, is unequivocal evidence that the BJP is buying voters with its financial might.
They reaffirmed their accusation that BJP candidate Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy promised to spend Rs 500 crore on the by-election.
Rajagopal Reddy allegedly defected from the Congress and joined the BJP in exchange for a contract for Rs 18,000 crore, according to the ruling party. Reddy recently claimed that the Center had given his company the contract six months prior.
In several separate occurrences, Hyderabad police recently confiscated Rs 8 crore in cash. The cash is thought to have been on its way to Munugode.
(Inputs from Agencies)

In a car travelling to the Munugode Assembly constituency, where the by-election is slated to take place on November 3, police in Telangana's Nalgonda district recovered Rs 1 crore in cash.

Telangana: Rs 1 crore in cash seized in election-bound Munugode

Chandigarh (The Hawk): According to a statement released by airport authorities on Wednesday, customs officials seized 379 grammes of gold from a passenger arrived on a flight from Dubai at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport. The gold was valued at approximately Rs 20 lakh.
According to the department's statement, the officers intercepted the passenger while he was attempting to cross the green channel.
In the course of searching his rolling suitcase, a length of gold wire covered in silver was discovered. It stated the 379-gram wire was hidden in the trolley bag's steel strip.

According to a statement released by airport authorities on Wednesday, customs officials seized 379 grammes of gold from a passenger arrived on a flight from Dubai at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport. The gold was valued at approximately Rs 20 lakh

Gold worth Rs 20 lakh was seized from a passenger at the Chandigarh airport customs office.

Guwahati (The Hawk): On Saturday, the Assam Police in the Karbi Anglong district seized a shipment of illegal substances with an estimated street value of Rs 15 crore.
Those drugs were found in a car that had been travelling from Manipur. The police knew about the cocaine shipment in transit. As a result, the Bokajan subdistrict established a Naka checking post at Dilai Tiniali.
John Das, the Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Bokajan, explained that they had found 4 kilogrammes of morphine secreted in the rear of a car with the registration number UP-14BV-4234 that had been intercepted on its way from Manipur.
Hemkholal Lunkin (age 37) and Jangminlal Haokip (age 30) were two more drug dealers apprehended by the police (38). Both suspects have Manipuri ancestry.
The source from the police department further mentioned that the estimated market value of the drugs was Rs 15 crore.
A formal complaint has been filed under the National Domestic Violence Act. The inquiry is now being conducted.
On Wednesday morning, Assam police in the Karbi Anglong district found and confiscated a massive haul of illegal substances. Four suspected drug traffickers were arrested, and two vehicles were seized by the police.
(Inputs from Agencies)

On Saturday, the Assam Police in the Karbi Anglong district seized a shipment of illegal substances with an estimated street value of Rs 15 crore.

The Assam police have seized drugs valued at 15 crores

Ahmedabad (The Hawk): In the village of Sindhrot in the Vadodara district, the Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) team conducted a raid and seized Mephedrone and raw materials valued at Rs 478 crore, an official said on Wednesday.
The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) staff has attested to the raw materials' and medications' purity.
Sunil Joshi, the superintendent of the ATS, told the reporters that on the basis of specific intelligence, a raid was conducted on Tuesday night in the village of Sindhrot, where a small unit had been set up under the guise of a stable and had been producing mephedrone for the previous month.
Mephedrone weighing 63 kilogrammes and raw materials weighing 80 kilogrammes, with a combined market value of Rs. 478 crore, have been seized by police. While two others—named by them—were later taken into custody, three persons were apprehended at the scene.
They were all detained in accordance with the NDPS act and have been named as Saumil Pathak, Sailesh Kataria, Vinod Nijama, Safi Alias Jagi Miskan Diwan, and Bharat Chavda.
Previous arrests include Saumil by the Mumbai Anti-Narcotics Cell, Bharat Chavda for stealing chemicals by the Vadodara Police, and Safi alias Jagi Miskan for murder, attempted murder, and even under the NDPS Act.
(Inputs from Agencies)

In the village of Sindhrot in the Vadodara district, the Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) team conducted a raid and seized Mephedrone and raw materials valued at Rs 478 crore, an official said on Wednesday.

Mephedrone, raw materials valued Rs. 478 billion, and five people are held by Gujarat ATS

Guwahati (The Hawk): Along the Assam-Nagaland border in the Karbi Anglong district, Assam Police officers detained three people and seized drugs worth Rs 7 crore, according to officials on Friday.
A police officer reported that late on Thursday night, a police team stopped two lorries in the Khatkhati region near the Assam-Nagaland border and found 30,000 extremely addictive Yaba tablets and 757.15 gm of heroin.
A case was filed under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) after the arrest of three drug dealers.
Police assume that the drugs were transported from Myanmar as Nagaland shares a 215-km-long unfenced border with the bordering country.
Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, expressed his gratitude for the police's efforts in a tweet that read, "Yet another huge catch by Assam police. Police intercepted two trucks, coming from neighbouring states, and seized 30,000 Yaba tablets &amp; 55 soap cases containing 757.15 gramme Heroin. Also apprehended three accused. Good job."
(Inputs from Agencies)

Along the Assam-Nagaland border in the Karbi Anglong district, Assam Police officers detained three people and seized drugs worth Rs 7 crore, according to officials on Friday.

Drugs worth Rs 7 crore recovered at Assam-Nagaland border; 3 arrested

Guwahati (The Hawk): In Guwahati, Assam Police reportedly confiscated a sizable quantity of drugs estimated to be worth Rs 14 crore, according to police.
According to a senior police officer, the drug seizure happened on Tuesday night, and Mirajaul Islam has been arrested on drug trafficking-related charges.
An operation was carried out by a group of Guwahati municipal police under the direction of Joint Commissioner of Police Partha Sarathi Mahanta and ADCP Kalyan Pathak.
During the raid, police found 200 grammes of heroin and 50,000 yaba tablets in an ambulance.
According to Mahanta, the ambulance was travelling from the state of Manipur and had a Manipur registration number. The shipment of illegal goods was seized once the vehicle was stopped.
The police officer said, "We calculate that the market worth of these substances is 14.10 crore."
(Inputs from Agencies)

In Guwahati, Assam Police reportedly confiscated a sizable quantity of drugs estimated to be worth Rs 14 crore, according to police. According to a senior police officer, the drug seizure happened on Tuesday night, and Mirajaul Islam has been arrested on drug trafficking-related charges.

In Guwahati, drugs worth Rs 14 crore were seized

Patna: Patna's Special Task Force (STF) recovered 400 live cartridges from three arms suppliers arrested on Wednesday from Naugachia block in Bhagalpur district for smuggling a large quantity of weapons and ammunition.
Nitish Kumar alias Satyam, one of the accused, is from Samastipur; Abhigyan Kumar alias Golu, and Gaurav Kumar Singh alias Chotu, the other two, are from the Begusarai district.
The accused were travelling on two bikes. During the search operation, they were nabbed near the Naugachia block. The suspect was holding a bag. The police seized Rs 35,000 in cash and 400 live 1.765 mm cartridges during a search.
"The accused were arrested and an FIR under relevant sections of IPC registered in Naugachia. Further investigation is on," said an officer of STF requested anonymity.—Inputs from Agencies

Patna's Special Task Force (STF) recovered 400 live cartridges from three arms suppliers arrested on Wednesday from Naugachia block in Bhagalpur district for smuggling a large quantity of weapons and ammunition

 400 live cartridges seized in Bihar's Bhagalpur

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at 76 locations across eight states on Tuesday, seizing a large cache of arms and ammunition and cash to the tune of Rs 1.5 crores as part of a crackdown on the nexus between gangsters, terrorist groups, and drug-smugglers based in foreign countries like Pakistan and Canada.
According to a spokeswoman for the National Investigation Agency (NIA), three files had been filed with the NIA since August 2022, prompting the raids.
An official spokesperson said that a number of people, including some Kabbadi players, have been identified in these cases and are being charged with terrorism and other crimes, such as targeted killings and extortion of leading businessmen and professionals.—Inputs from Agencies

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at 76 locations across eight states on Tuesday, seizing a large cache of arms and ammunition and cash to the tune of Rs 1.5 crores as part of a crackdown on the nexus between gangsters, terrorist groups, and drug-smugglers based in foreign countries like Pakistan and Canada

Major NIA crackdown on nexus between gangsters, terrorists, drug mafia; 76 locations in 8 states raided

New Delhi: A prison authorities in Delhi stated on Thursday that raids conducted at the two major prisons in the city, Tihar and Mandoli, resulted in the recovery of eight mobile phones and other prohibited items.
Officials claim that the operation began on Tuesday at Central Jail No. 3 (Tihar) after authorities received important information.
“Acting on the information, a thorough search operation was conducted, during which the officials dug approximately 2-3 feet deep at multiple locations within the prison premises,” said a senior prison official.
During the span of the operation, they were able to seize three smartphones, two keypad mobile phones, two data cables, an adaptor, a knife, and an iron borer (Sua).
The search operation was supervised and carried out successfully by Deputy Superintendent Sanjeev Kumar.
In another effort to reduce criminal activity, prison officials conducted a search of Central Jail No. 11 (Mandoli) on Wednesday.
“This operation yielded the recovery of three mobile phones, three SIM cards, and handmade cigarettes containing banned substances,” said the official.
"The seized items will be submitted for further investigation, and appropriate legal action will be taken in accordance with the law," the source emphasised.
In March of this year, 10 mobile phones and other prohibited contraband were discovered by prison authorities in two packets of 'Real Juice' that had been tossed from outside Rohini jail no-10. Same month, the officials also recovered five mobile phones wrapped around an inmate's leg in Mandoli prison when he was brought back from his court production.—Inputs from Agencies

A prison authorities in Delhi stated on Thursday that raids conducted at the two major prisons in the city, Tihar and Mandoli, resulted in the recovery of eight mobile phones and other prohibited items

Delhi prison authorities seize 8 mobile phones, contraband in Tihar and Mandoli jails

New Delhi: Customs officials at the Hyderabad airport have arrested a passenger and an airport staff member for allegedly smuggling 933 grams of gold worth Rs 56.63 lakhs, authorities said on Thursday.
A senior Customs official said the accused were apprehended based on profiling.  “The accused passenger arrived at the Hyderabad airport from Dubai on Monday. Gold was discovered in his luggage. During inquiry, it was revealed that the gold was intended to be smuggled out with the assistance of airport staff,” the official said.
The seized gold was confiscated under the provisions of section 110 of the Customs Act and the passenger was detained under section 104 of the Customs Act.  Later, Customs officials also arrested the airport staff member.  Further investigation into the matter is ongoing.
—IANS

Customs officials at the Hyderabad airport have arrested a passenger and an airport staff member for allegedly smuggling 933 grams of gold

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