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Man mails gold bars hidden in chilli sauce for ‘investment’, nearly falls victim to massive scamAn elderly man in Tianjin, China, narrowly escaped an online investment scam after police intercepted a parcel containing two gold bars hid...03 Dec, 2025, 09.42 PM IST- Gold grifting scam rises in the US: How fraudsters are exploiting victims including a Vietnam veteran who lost $80,000Gold grifting is a scam where fraudsters deceive people into handing over their gold through impersonation, fake documentation or psycholog...25 Feb, 2025, 08.40 PM IST
- Gold smugglers target hapless Telangana labourers in GulfSince the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous individuals from rural areas of Telangana have ventured to Gulf countries in search o...11 Sep, 2023, 05.25 PM IST
- DRI busts China-based syndicate involved in smuggling gold to India, seizes over 21 kg goldThree people, including a Chinese and a Taiwanese national, have been arrested in connection with the case, the statement issued by the Dir...07 Nov, 2019, 12.54 PM IST
- Customs stays order revoking DHL registrationThe registration had been cancelled by the commissioner of customs, New Delhi, after investigations revealed that a gold smuggling syndicat...17 Aug, 2019, 07.39 AM IST
- The gold standard for innovationThe current lust for gold in India also has strong geographical and technological angles, considering smugglers are arriving from all parts...03 Apr, 2018, 11.04 PM IST
- Gold smugglers turn new-age alchemists to evade detection at airportsThe idea is to ensure that gold, in the new form, is concealed in a hard metallic device or container and goes undetected by scanners.12 Nov, 2017, 04.10 PM IST
- IB, Customs officers arrested for trying to loot smuggled goldThe accused IB officer and two retired Customs officers tried to loot around five kg gold from the employee while he was getting off the Ka...09 Sep, 2016, 11.05 PM IST
- 1 kg gold found inside the lavatory of Dubai-Kochi flight, one passenger detainedFinding the behaviour of a passenger, who used the lavatory frequently during the flight, suspicious, the crew chief checked the lavatory, ...26 May, 2016, 11.07 AM IST
- Gold smuggling in India makes a new record, crosses Rs 1,000 croreGold smuggling is at all-time high in India as seizure in illicit trade has crossed Rs 1,000 cr mark in one financial year.28 May, 2015, 10.08 AM IST
- Gold smuggling at all-time high, seizures total Rs 1,000 croreIn two years, since government increased duty on gold to 10% to rein in a yawning current account deficit, gold smuggling has grown by 900%.27 May, 2015, 10.45 AM IST
- 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...27 Jul, 2014, 10.25 AM IST
- Customs suspend DHL licence to operate from Bangalore airportAccording to sources, customs officials at the airport confiscated a consignment ferried by DHL from Singapore to Bangalore as they found g...20 Mar, 2014, 04.38 PM IST
- Increase in gold smuggling due to hike in import dutyThe Finance Ministry has said incidence of gold smuggling has increased due to hike in import duty and fluctuation in global prices.09 Dec, 2013, 09.58 PM IST
- Import Duty triggers rise in crimeThe 10 per cent import duty on gold spurs unprecedented smuggling. Smugglers are skipping the traditional routes and tapping into fake curr...18 Nov, 2013, 11.46 AM IST
- Government lowers import duty on 'gold findings' to 4%CBEC has lowered the import duty on gold bars, gold coins having gold content not below 99.5% & gold findings, other than imports of such g...20 Sep, 2012, 09.51 PM IST
- I-T dept alerts airport intel units; seizes diamonds at IGIAThe Income Tax department has alerted its air intelligence units at all airports in the country after it detected unaccounted wealth of Rs ...01 Feb, 2011, 09.35 PM IST
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