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Scientists just trained AI to spot hidden seahorses, shark fins, and sea cucumbers in airport X-ray scans, and the 86% to 96% detection rates could give customs officers a new way to catch marine wildlife smugglersWildlife traffickers hide marine species in luggage. Australian scientists created an AI system using 3D X-ray scans to find seahorses, sha...
108 kg gold bar route: Smuggled from 7 nations to Tibet, then IndiaGold smuggling from the gulf countries and sea routes is common but the recent incident in eastern Ladakh suggests that smugglers might be ...
108 kg of smuggled gold seized near Indo-China border in Ladakh; 3 arrestedThe ITBP seized 108 one-kilogram gold bars near the India-China border and arrested three individuals. The smugglers were caught with addit...
India, Bangladesh facing new narco-terrorism threat with new drug smuggling routes: ReportAs a result (of a crackdown on Bangla-Myanmar border), the trans-border narcotic syndicates are now exploiting the Indo-Bangladesh border, ...
Security agencies fear 'crazy' yaba may find ground in IndiaA dossier prepared by a central security organisation notes that while India at present is a "transit" territory for the circular-shaped an...
'Gaumutra', 'gobar' may cure coronavirus: BJP MLA tells Assam assembly"We all know that cow dung is very helpful. Likewise, when cow urine is sprayed, it purifies an area... I believe something similar could b...
Illegal cancer drugs from Bangladesh flood local marketIllegal import of drugs from Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries have further added to the woes of pharmaceutical companies. Expert...
Red sanders smuggling comes down in Andhra PradeshIn the last 15 years, red sanders worth about Rs 25,000 crores was smuggled to foreign countries, it added.
CBI asked to hand over Chhota Rajan's medicines to Tihar authoritiesThe court's order came after Rajan's counsel filed a plea seeking direction to CBI's investigating officer (IO) to hand over the medicines ...
- More than 13,000 metric tonnes red sanders seized in AP
More than 13,000 metric tonnes red sanders wood have been seized in Andhra Pradesh as part of efforts to curb illegal cutting and transport...
21 rare tortoises seized along Indo-Bangla borderTwenty-one rare tortoises were seized by BSF troops while they were being smuggled across the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, offici...
India warns nationals against bringing prohibited drugs to UAEIndia has warned its nationals visiting the UAE against carrying prohibited medicines to the Gulf nation to avoid "landing on the wrong sid...
Bengal, a transit route for wildlife traffickingIn the last three months, BSF, Kolkata Police and the Customs have arrested more than 45 people and seized a huge number of turtles, tokay ...
Revenue loss from smuggled and counterfeit products is more than Rs 1 lakh crore: FICCIIndia has lost annual tax of more than Rs 26,000 crore in 2012 due to counterfeiting, smuggling and tax evasion.
- Smugglers dose up on medicinal herb Nag Chatri
It is unbelievable but true that the smuggling of medicinal herb Nag Chatri, a new source to make quick buck, has reduced the pace of chara...
- Four arrested for smuggling endangered insect
Four people were arrested in Leh for allegedly smuggling 90 kg of endangered caterpillar mushroom insect, used for making many Ayurvedic an...
- Four arrested for smuggling endangered lizards
Four persons were arrested here for allegedly trying to smuggle 21 endangered Monitor Lizards worth lakhs of rupees to Nepal.
In Pics: Where have tigers gone?Only 1,411 tigers remain in the wild in India. Tigers are disappearing due to poaching and smuggling rings looking to profit from illicit t...
- Customs dept increases staff strength in Coimbatore airport
In order to prevent incidents of smuggling of narcotic substances and other banned items, the Customs and Central Excise department has inc...
- Orissa launches mass immunisation drive to check birdflu
With the dreaded birdflu virus spreading in neighbouring West Bengal, the Orissa government today launched a mass immunisation drive to pre...