cross border smuggling

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Bikaner on May 25 and 26. The visit focuses on increasing drone smuggling of narcotics and weapons from Pakistan. Shah will inspect border outposts and hold high-level meetings with officials. This visit is crucial for national security and border management. Preparations are underway across five border districts.

A 28-year-old man hailing from Mizoram was taken into custody by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in Lucknow, where authorities uncovered 5.24 kg of heroin valued at Rs 10.48 crore. This courier was reportedly on a mission from Kathmandu to Delhi, lured by a monetary reward of Rs 50,000.

In a bold move to combat cross-border crime, Araria police are on a relentless mission dubbed 'Operation Prahar,' targeting smuggling operations at the India-Nepal border. Recent efforts have yielded remarkable results, including the seizure of illegal goods such as cannabis, heroin, alcohol, and cough syrup, cumulatively worth over Rs 10 crore.

A 14-year-old boy was allegedly used to deliver advance payment for a gangster plot targeting a former manager of singer Fazilpuria. Two hired shooters, arrested for the firing, were promised Rs 20 lakh by fugitive gangster Satta Naushera. The weapons used were reportedly smuggled from Pakistan via drone.

National Investigation Agency has arrested Iqbal Singh alias Shera. He is a wanted narco-terrorist. His extradition from Portugal followed diplomatic and legal efforts. Shera is considered the mastermind in a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terror financing case. His arrest is a significant breakthrough in tackling Pakistan-backed narco-terror networks.

In a tragic turn of events, two individuals from Bangladesh, suspected of smuggling, lost their lives after a confrontation with Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along the Tripura border late Friday night. The situation escalated when the suspects reportedly attacked the patrolling officers with stones. Both were pronounced dead upon arrival at a nearby hospital.

Customs officials have seized a Nissan Patrol linked to actor Dulquer Salmaan as part of 'Operation Numkhor,' an investigation into a luxury SUV smuggling network. The vehicle, featured in Salmaan's film 'Lucky Baskhar,' is suspected of being illegally imported from Bhutan to evade taxes. Authorities are verifying the actor's ownership and the broader racket involving forged registrations.

In a significant joint operation, Chinese and US drug enforcement agencies have apprehended five individuals, including two Chinese and three American nationals, in a crackdown on a transnational drug smuggling ring. The coordinated efforts, spanning both countries, successfully dismantled a key trafficking route and seized synthetic opioids and sedatives.