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...
16 May, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
Bengaluru airport reports 58.26 kg hydroponic ganja seizures since start of November — details hereBengaluru Customs officers intercepted a passenger arriving from Bangkok at Kempegowda International Airport. They seized over 3.8 kilogram...
18 Nov, 2025, 05.48 PM IST
Delhi Customs seize man’s Rolex watch upon arrival from Dubai; High Court allows him to retrieve it after paying redemption fineThe Delhi High Court has ordered a Dubai resident to pay a redemption fine by October 31, 2025, to reclaim his Rolex watch seized at Delhi ...
05 Oct, 2025, 07.30 PM IST
Narcotic drug seizure declines 22 pc to 1,087 tonnes in 2024Narcotic drug seizures in India decreased by 22 per cent in 2024, with 1,087 tonnes of drugs and psychotropic substances worth Rs 16,966 cr...
09 Feb, 2025, 11.52 AM IST
Ahead of Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Rs 244 crore cash seized in last 15 daysAccording to officials, this year there has been a three-fold increase in the total seizure, which was Rs 322 crore in 2021, Rs 347 crore i...
24 Oct, 2023, 07.32 PM IST
Mumbai Airport Customs seize 61 kg gold worth Rs 32 crore in a day. FM Niramala Sitharaman lauds the alertnessAt Mumbai Airport, based on the continuous monitoring of suspicious flights and building on the data-based analysis from the earlier high-q...
14 Nov, 2022, 02.00 PM IST
Gold smuggling row: Kerala IT Secretary M Sivasankar removed as CM's SecretaryThe removal of Sivasankar comes in the backdrop of the Opposition allegations that the role of a woman, who was earlier employed in the IT ...
07 Jul, 2020, 01.42 PM IST
Customs seizes 7 luxury jets of top private charter firm Ligare Voyages over duesWith the matter now deadlocked, legal options are being explored by both the Customs department and the aviation company and action is expe...
13 Aug, 2015, 03.59 AM IST
Increase in informers' reward to check drugs smugglingIn order to check smuggling of narcotics, Finance Ministry has increased monetary rewards given to informers and government officers for gi...
10 Aug, 2015, 04.22 PM IST
Sebi to raise headcount; to hire officers from tax departmentsBesides, Sebi would recruit four officers for its Information Systems department, 10 in Legal department and 25 officers in the general str...
12 Apr, 2015, 04.23 PM IST
CBI raids officials of Customs and Central Excise DepartmentThe CBI today registered three cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act against officials of the Customs and Central Excise department .
08 Aug, 2014, 11.09 PM IST
- Finmin wants strict vigil on gold smuggling
The finance ministry has directed its agencies to step up vigil on international borders to check spurt in gold smuggling.
21 Dec, 2012, 04.00 AM IST
- EU trade boss coming next week to settle drug seizure tussle
EU director general for trade David O’ Sullivan will come to India next week to resolve the long-standing dispute over seizure of Indian dr...
18 Nov, 2010, 05.52 AM IST
- Seizure of drugs cases: India plans to drag EU to WTO independent of Brazil
India is planning to drag the European Union to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) independently of Brazil, despite claims made by the EU t...
04 May, 2010, 03.17 AM IST
- Drug seizure: Govt to drag EU to WTO
India is preparing to file a case against the European Union at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for “wrongful” seizure of high quality I...
23 Nov, 2009, 01.37 AM IST
- Indian drugs may get safe EU passage
Pharma exports from India are likely to be promised safe passage by the European Union after India took up the issue following seizure of t...
04 Nov, 2009, 12.43 AM IST
- Anil Ambani group denies smuggling yacht
Reliance Anil Ambani Group on Thursday refuted allegations levelled by Mumbai Customs that the corporate house had "smuggled" a luxurious y...
08 May, 2009, 10.36 AM IST