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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...
Model arrested at Mumbai airport with ganja worth ₹11.82 crore arriving from ThailandMumbai Customs officials apprehended a model at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. She arrived from Thailand and was found ...
Ahmedabad customs recover smuggled gold worth over Rs 4 crore from flight arriving from DubaiAhmedabad customs officials intercepted a significant gold haul. The precious metal was discovered concealed within a speaker box on IndiGo...
Smugglers are hard at work as higher duty puts the shine on goldThe recent spike in import duties in India has inadvertently fueled a rise in gold smuggling activities. Traders are noting a marked increa...
Delhi: American national of Indian origin held at IGI Airport with 115 gold bars hidden in specially designed beltIn a significant crackdown, customs agents at Delhi's IGI Airport intercepted an American of Indian descent, discovering a staggering 115 g...
CISF takes over security of Bihar's Darbhanga airportThe Central Industrial Security Force has formally taken charge of security at Darbhanga airport in Bihar. A contingent of 145 personnel ha...
DRI, Customs officers to intensify vigil on gold smuggling post import duty hikeRevenue intelligence and customs officials are preparing to tighten surveillance across airports, seaports and land borders after India rai...
ED issues lookout notice against Kolkata Police DCP Shantanu Sinha BiswasThe Enforcement Directorate has issued a lookout notice for Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Shantanu Sinha Biswas. This action follows h...
Mumbai airport: 30 kg gold worth Rs 38 crore caught by customs from 24 women. Here's how they concealed gold bars and jewelleryThe Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 29.37 kg of gold worth Rs 37.74 crore and arrested 24 carriers at Mumbai Airport. This...
Kempegowda gold bust: DRI seizes Rs 5 crore of gold after uncovering a international smuggling ring at Bengaluru airportThe Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has busted an international gold smuggling network at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport,...
Nirmala Sitharaman applauds Mumbai airport customs for seizing smuggled gold worth Rs 1.48 croreCustoms officials at Mumbai's CSMI Airport seized over 2 kg of smuggled gold worth ₹1.48 crore in two separate incidents. One passenger con...
Customs catches Afghan diplomat with 25 kg gold at Mumbai airport concealed in legging, jacket, belt, knee capDRI officials intercepted Zakia Wardak, the consul general of Afghanistan, at Mumbai airport for attempting to smuggle gold worth Rs 18.6 c...
Customs asks Air India, AI-SATS details of action taken against staff booked in gold smuggling casesThe move comes after the department noticed "spurt" in involvement of Air India ground staff/crew member in gold smuggling cases booked by ...
Gold smuggling through Kerala airports has increased: Ramesh ChennithalaChennithala today said there has been an increase in gold smuggling through the three International airports in the state and there is a ra...
Advanced electronic system at airports to check smugglingAn advanced electronic system has been made operational at five international airports across the country to keep tabs on suspicious passen...
Gold smuggle: Customs raise vigil as airport staff role emergeOn April 1, Ganpat Shinghade, working at housekeeping services at the airport, was caught with 5 kg of gold by a CISF constable.
Restrictions on gold import: Smugglers resort to ingenious methods to sneak in the yellow metalAs long as the restrictions on import of gold remain, there will be no stopping this clandestine flow of the metal, according to authoritie...