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Express Tribune
4 days ago
- Express Tribune
Rs20m 'smuggled' goods seized in Bolton Market raid
Pakistan Customs dismissed misleading propaganda spread by traders' groups against the raid by the Pakistan Customs Enforcement (PCE) in Bolton Market. The department mentioned that the raid was carried out under the anti-smuggling campaign, based on a tip-off, and conducted in compliance with legal requirements. During the raid, the PCE team recovered 3,761 cartons of smuggled cigarettes, prohibited Indian gutka, Shisha flavours and miscellaneous items worth Rs20 million. Spokesperson for the Pakistan Customs stated that during the operation, certain elements created chaos and harassed personnel, in response to which law enforcement agencies intervened. He said that describing the operation by certain trader groups as an 'attack' on legitimate business, is contrary to the facts and amounts to misleading the public.
Gulf Today
21-07-2025
- Business
- Gulf Today
Shisha company employee fined Dhs1.13 million for stealing daily revenues in Dubai
Dubai Civil Court has ordered a former employee of a Shisha service company to repay Dhs1,034,000 as embezzled amounts besides Dhs100,000 in compensation for material and moral damages incurred by the company. The case dates back to the time when the company discovered financial discrepancies and unrecorded cash amounts in the daily sales data at one of its Dubai branches. The company reportedly suspected the female employee who was the sales manager and cashier, after inconsistencies were noted between actual collections and registered amounts. The branch manager initiated an investigation and identified two financial transactions for which no receipts had been issued so a comprehensive review of sales transactions from 2020 to 2024 was conducted, leading to the employee's admission of regularly misappropriating funds from daily revenues. The company filed a complaint with the Public Prosecution, which referred the case to the Dubai Criminal Court that issued a final verdict, ordering the employee to repay the embezzled amount.
The Hindu
06-06-2025
- The Hindu
Man held for hawking e-cigarettes, contraband worth ₹21 lakh seized
HYDERABAD The Commissioner's Task Force (Central Zone) and the Saifabad Police on Wednesday busted an illegal electronic cigarette racket operating out of a residential flat in Adarsh Nagar, seizing 670 vapes worth nearly ₹21 lakh. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team raided a flat opposite Grand Bazar in Saifabad and apprehended Akash Sinde, 28, who was found storing and selling banned e-cigarettes under the guise of working as a caretaker. The seized vapes include brands such as Elfbar, Elux, Raya D1, Nasty, and Shisha. Sinde, originally from Mangalhat, had been employed by one Vishesh Agarwal on a monthly salary but soon began using the premises for illicit trade. The probe revealed that he sourced the contraband from Delhi through a network of agents and sold them in Hyderabad, targeting college students and teenagers. 'E-cigarettes are not only banned but also laced with harmful chemicals and nicotine, posing a serious health threat, especially to the youth,' a police officer from the task force said. The accused and the seized items have been handed over to the Saifabad Police for further legal action.
