Smuggling

Spanish Banker Gets 18 Months In Jail For Trying To Smuggle Out Picasso Artwork

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 17, 2020

A Spanish court has sentenced a former top banker to 18 months in jail for trying to smuggle a Picasso painting deemed a national treasure out of the country on a sailing yacht.

Man Caught Trying To Smuggle 20 Birds From Peru In Suitcase

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 16, 2020

Peruvian police have arrested a Belgian man at Lima Airport for trying to smuggle 20 live birds to Europe in his suitcase, the National Forest and Wildlife Service said Wednesday.

Man Arrested With Gold Paste In Innerwear, Jeans At Kolkata Airport: Cops

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 14, 2020

The CISF on Monday arrested aman coming from Bangkok at the airport for allegedly smuggling "gold paste"worth Rs 32 lakh by concealing it in his underwear and jeans, officials said.

Army Soldier Used Drones To Smuggle Drugs, Arms From Pakistan: Punjab Cops

Chandigarh News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 10, 2020

An Army soldier and two others have been arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs and weapons from across the Indo-Pak border using GPS-fitted drones in collusion with their Pakistani accomplices, Punjab Police said on Friday.

Woman Tries Smuggling Cosmetics In Fake Baby, Arrested

Offbeat | Friday January 10, 2020

Authorities in Uganda have detained a woman who tried using a dummy baby to smuggle banned cosmetics into the country.

Chinese Woman Arrested At Delhi Airport For Smuggling Gold In Rectum

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 7, 2020

A Chinese woman has been arrested by the customs officials for allegedly trying to smuggle gold into the country by concealing it in her rectum, an official statement said on Tuesday.

3 Chinese Arrested With 180 Kg Red Sandalwood At Delhi Airport

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 7, 2020

Three Chinese nationals have been apprehended by CISF personnel at the Delhi airport for allegedly smuggling about 180 kilkograms of red sandalwood, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Carlos Ghosn Met Lebanese President After Fleeing Japan: Report

World News | Reuters | Thursday January 2, 2020

Fugitive former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn met Lebanon's president after fleeing from Japan, where he was smuggled out of house arrest by a private security company, two sources close to Ghosn said on Wednesday.

Red Sand Boa Snake Worth Rs 1.25 Crore Rescued In Madhya Pradesh

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 29, 2019

A red sand boa snake, worth around Rs 1.25 crore, was rescued from five people, who were trying to sell it in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghgarh on Sunday, an official said.

9 Turkmenistan Women Arrested For Smuggling At Delhi Airport: Police

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 23, 2019

In a major operation, nine women from Turkmenistan were arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle out of the country foreign currencies worth around Rs 3.83 crore at Delhi airport, officials said on Monday.

Passenger Arrested With 21 Exotic Animals At Chennai International Airport

Chennai News | ANI | Monday December 23, 2019

The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs Department on Sunday caught a smuggler of exotic animals at the international airport in the city.

Man Smuggles Gold Through Rectum, Arrested At Amritsar Airport: Police

Amritsar News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 21, 2019

Two passengers were arrested at Amritsar's Shri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport on Saturday with 664.36 grams of gold.

Heroin Worth Rs 50 Crore Seized In Delhi, 3 Arrested, Says Police

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday December 18, 2019

The Delhi Police Special Cell on Tuesday arrested three people, including a Nigerian and a woman, for allegedly smuggling heroin and also seized from them 12 kg heroin worth Rs 50 crore in the international market, officials said.

BSF Rescues Expensive Breed Of Russian Dogs From Indo-Bangladesh Border

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 11, 2019

The BSF has rescued a pair of Russian dogs from being smuggled to Bangladesh from West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, an official of the border guards said in Bengal's Kalyani on Wednesday.

2 Arrested With Leopard Skin Worth Rs 10 Lakh In Maharashtra's Thane: Cops

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 11, 2019

Two persons were arrested in Mira Road locality in the district and a leopard skin worth Rs 10 lakh was recovered from them, the police said today.