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...
18 Jun, 2026, 02.47 PM IST
NCB cracks major India-Myanmar drug syndicate; key Myanmar-based kingpin Chintuang arrestedThe Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested Thancintuang, a key Myanmar-based drug trafficker. He is a major supplier of Methamphetamine and ...
17 May, 2026, 08.16 PM IST
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
Jihadi drug explained: What is Captagon? 227.7 kg of tablets & powder worth Rs 182 crore seized in India’s 'Operation Ragepill'Jihadi drug: India has achieved its first-ever seizure of Captagon, a synthetic stimulant known as the ‘Jihadi drug’, valued at Rs 182 cror...
16 May, 2026, 05.30 PM IST
Best CM Bengal can have: Mithun Chakraborty praises SuvenduSenior BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty praised Suvendu Adhikari as the ideal chief minister for West Bengal. Adhikari visited Chakraborty's r...
16 May, 2026, 02.04 PM IST
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...
13 May, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
West Bengal's govt issues major new order on toll gates closureAs per the official order, district magistrates will first identify such toll gates/drop gates that fall in their jurisdiction, after which...
13 May, 2026, 01.48 PM IST
Suvendu Adhikari directs crackdown on syndicates, illegal mining, cattle smuggling in West BengalWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has ordered a crackdown on syndicate operations, illegal sand and coal mining, and cattle smugg...
11 May, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
Inspector Avinash season 2 OTT release date announced: When and where to watch Randeep Hooda’s crime thrillerRandeep Hooda returns as Uttar Pradesh's 'super-cop' Avinash Mishra in the second season of Inspector Avinash, premiering on JioHotstar on ...
07 May, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
Amit Shah vows to implement UCC, end ‘goonda raj’ in Bengal if BJP comes to powerUnion Home Minister Amit Shah pledged to end 'goonda raj' and 'syndicate raj' in West Bengal if the BJP wins. He stated the party will iden...
26 Apr, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
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,...
09 Apr, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
Ranya Rao gold smuggling case: Court sends accused Sahil Jain to 14-day judicial custodyRanya Rao Gold smuggling case | The Special Court for Economic Offenses has sent Sahil Jain, the third accused in the Ranya Rao Gold Smuggl...
02 Apr, 2025, 09.06 PM IST
Ranya Rao gold smuggling case: Who is helping her? Syndicate, cops, or someone more powerful? Police, DRI dig deeper for answersSandalwood actress Ranya Rao was arrested at Bengaluru airport for allegedly smuggling 14.8kg of gold. Authorities, citing national securit...
07 Mar, 2025, 09.23 AM IST
YouTuber earns Rs 3 cr in 2 months running gold smuggling racket at Chennai airport, arrestedA Chennai airport souvenir shop was used by a gold smuggling syndicate to smuggle 267 kg of gold worth Rs 167 crore. A former YouTuber, and...
03 Jul, 2024, 06.55 PM IST
30 kg gold sent in diplomatic baggage seized in Kerala; misuse of immunity by syndicate suspected: CustomsSome 'scamsters' suspected to be members of a "certain syndicate" had been nabbed and investigations were on while the person in whose name...
05 Jul, 2020, 08.31 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
66 kg gold worth Rs 21 crore seized by Directorate of Revenue IntelligenceFour persons have been arrested and four cars used in smuggling have been seized, the agency said in a statement.
08 Dec, 2018, 05.42 PM IST