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Seeds weighing over 247 kgs worth Rs 6.17 lakh seized; search on for two more accused persons

Over 205 kg dry ganja was being smuggled to Solapur in Maharashtra from Chitrakonda area, as per Excise Task Force

According to police officials, the arrested were identified as Arun Kumar and Dipak Kumar, both rag pickers from Banda district of Uttar Pradesh

Expresses his ire over the port authorities and local MLA for failing to check the smuggling of the rice meant for the Public Distribution System

Smugglers are gathering rice from various parts of the district and using the bridge to transport it to the neighboring state. In addition to the Sundilla bridge, the Annaram (Sarasvathi) barrage and the Kaleshwaram interstate bridge are also being used for rice smuggling activities.

Asifabad Forest Range Officer Govind Singh Sardar reported that Kumsoth Krishna from Metpalli and Banoth Shankar from Sarwaipet village were apprehended while attempting to smuggle teak timber in a car. The arrests occurred during a joint operation conducted by forest department staff from the Asifabad and Kerameri ranges. The two suspects attempted to flee but were detained.

According to Superintendent of Police DV Srinivas Ra, the accused driver was identified as Balvir Singh from Madhya Pradesh

PE Inspector Laxman Rao said that trader Gandham Srinivas was apprehended for smuggling the contraband substance, following a tip

She had concealed the recently-launched hi-tech phones inside her vanity bag, wrapped in tissue papers, say Customs officials

Illicit trafficking of cultural property is a longstanding issue that has affected many cultures, countries throughout history; India has been particularly hit, say official sources

Raj Kumar Sarkar, Boshamla Bheemesh, MD Atheeq, Kamre Kartheek, Md Arif Hussain and Shaik Thanveer, were apprehended when they were packing the contraband substance into sachets at Raj Kumar’s house.

The arrested persons are Valmik Rupa Mohite and B Devram Chavan, both from Maharashtra while Tirupati, the drug dealer from Araku in Andhra Pradesh, is absconding

According to the police, the trio procured hashish oil from drug peddlers in Araku agency in Andhra Pradesh at a lower rate and smuggled it into Hyderabad through different modes of transportation

The DRI team in Hyderabad seized 3.57 kg of smuggled gold worth Rs 2.51 crore from a car at Panthangi toll plaza and detained the driver.

Kotapalli forest department seized 20 teak timber logs smuggled by unknown persons on the banks of Pranahita river at Janagama village in Kotapalli mandal on Sunday.

The Suryapet Town Police arrested two persons and seized banned tobacco products worth Rs.11 lakh from them at the integrated vegetable market on Sunday.

Two traders were arrested for allegedly smuggling banned gutka products at Chelukagudem village in Dandepalli mandal on Tuesday.

A court on Tuesday sentenced Dinakar Sunil from Adilabad district to 10 years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh after convicting him in a cannabis smuggling case booked in 2021.

Apsar was found in the office when cops raided the flat, following a tip. On being interrogated, Apsar confessed to committing the crime to make a fast buck for quite a long time.

A total of 310 kilograms of seeds, 50 litres of weedicide and two mobile phones were seized.