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Time of India
16-07-2025
- Time of India
Drugs worth Rs 5.7 crore seized by Customs
Mumbai: In two separate cases, the Customs seized drugs worth Rs 5.7 crore with the arrest of a Nigerian national and a Roorkee resident. In the first case, the Special Intelligence and Investigation Branch recently intercepted an export parcel at the foreign post office consignment. The SIIB found of 590 grams of methamphetamine worth Rs 50 lakh in the parcel. A Nigerian, Pascal Nzube, was arrested under the NDPS Act. In the second case, the Air Intelligence Unit arrested Roorkee resident Haseeb Ali for smuggling 5.3 grams of marijuana or weed from Bangkok, worth Rs 5.2 crore. He was booked under the NDPS Act. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai
New Indian Express
25-04-2025
- New Indian Express
Jeweller, son held in bid to sell ivory
CHENNAI: A 67-year-old jeweller from Chennai and his son were among seven people arrested by the Chennai Customs for trying to sell two pieces of ivory weighing 25kg, worth several crores, on Wednesday evening. The accused were identified as T Prabhakaran, his son P Diwakar (42), a Chennai-based realtor, and five accomplices, sources said. After the arrest, they were handed over to the forest department. Prabhakaran was identified as the proprietor of a jewellery shop on NSC Bose road in North arrest follows an investigation by the special intelligence and investigation branch (SIIB) of Chennai Customs after they received information about the illicit trade of ivory by certain jewellers. The investigation was based on information about the trade flourishing in the state, similar to the trend in Karnataka where the state forest department had in 2022 flagged the involvement of some jewellers dealing with illegal body parts of wildlife, a source familiar with the trade explained. According to sources, Prabhakaran and his accomplices were caught red-handed trying to sell the ivory to a potential buyer at a shopping complex in KK Nagar on Wednesday evening. Authorities faced some stiff resistance from the accomplices of the jeweller as some individuals claiming state government employees tried to step in. The arrests were made under the Wildlife Protection Act, a first for Chennai Customs, sources said. It is unclear if follow-up searches were conducted at the office and residence of the accused. Forest department officials did not respond to calls seeking reply to queries.
