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A passenger also was carrying 1 pound of unknown meat and 2 pounds of garden eggs. The items were taken and destroyed.

The customs officials have arrested three people hailing from Thane and Mumbai at Gannavarm international airport and seized 800 grams of gold dust worth around ₹40 lakh from them.

The significance of ATA Carnet, an international uniform customs document, for trade and business was highlighted at a workshop organised by industry body FICCI.

The Customs Department officials arrested two women hailing from Mangalore in Karnataka at the Gannavaram airport and seized 1.4 kg of gold of foreign origin worth about ₹80 lakh. The women arrived on a flight from Sharjah, said Customs Commissioner Sadhu Narasimha Reddy.

The Central government on Thursday clarified that 'Gangajal', water of the Ganga river used during prayers by households across the country, is exempted from Goods and Services Tax (GST). Read further on Dynamite News:

Police bust gold-smuggling racket involving Customs, CISF officers at Calicut airport. Case registered against CISF assistant commandant. 503 g of smuggled gold, 3 sim cards, Rs. 1 lakh seized. Kingpin Rafeek from Koduvally identified. Naveen's contact in Delhi received Rs. 6.35 lakh for his help.

High-speed passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam, India and Kankesanthurai, Sri Lanka resumes after 40 yrs. Tickets cost ₹7,670, vessel can accommodate 150 passengers & 50 kg baggage. Infrastructure set up for Customs, External Affairs, Shipping, Immigration & CISF. Kaduvaiyar River estuary dredged to facilitate large vessels.

Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of a Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on a trip to Kenya and brought back to the U.S. in her luggage

Customs officials at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi Int'l Airport seized 3.7kg of smuggled gold & foreign currency worth ₹2.19cr & ₹16.46 lakh from 6 passengers. Gold was concealed in trousers & undergarments, while $20,000 was seized from a passenger bound for Bahrain. Passengers detained & booked under Customs Act.

Joint military effort leads to largest drug seizure in Irish history, disrupting transnational smuggling network.

NIA arrests absconder in Kerala gold smuggling case; Ratheesh, a close associate of another suspect, transported smuggled gold from Thiruvananthapuram. Union government imposed high import tax, creating opportunity for smugglers to wring profits. Network used ingenious methods of concealment, aided by airline and Customs officials. ED probed money-laundering angle, NIA…