Ahmedabad, July 22 (IANS) Ahmedabad Customs on Wednesday seized 770.33 grams of 24-carat gold worth more than Rs 1.13 crore and arrested a tour operator after officers intercepted him and his client passengers arriving from Abu Dhabi, in what investigators suspect was an organised attempt to smuggle the precious metal into India. Acting on specific intelligence, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Ahmedabad Customs intercepted a male tour operator travelling with his client passengers…
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Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) Ahmedabad Customs has seized 233 grams of 24-carat gold worth over Rs 34.29 lakh from a woman passenger who allegedly attempted to smuggle the precious metal into India by concealing it inside her clothing after arriving from Abu Dhabi. According to Customs officials, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) intercepted the passenger at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) on Thursday after she arrived on Flight 3L-111 from Abu Dhabi.The interceptio…
Kochi, July 8 (IANS) The Kochi Customs Preventive Commissionerate seized two more Toyota Land Cruiser luxury SUVs as part of its ongoing crackdown on high-end vehicles illegally imported into the country by evading customs duty, taking the total number of luxury vehicles seized under ‘Operation Numkhor’ to 60.The latest seizures followed months of coordinated investigations conducted across multiple locations outside Kerala.Customs officials believe the racket is being operated by an organised i…
Ahmedabad, June 13 (IANS) Customs officials at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) in Ahmedabad have seized 24 foreign-origin gold biscuits weighing 2,799.3 grams and valued at Rs 4.26 crore after they were discovered concealed inside an IndiGo aircraft that had arrived from Dubai, officials said on Friday. According to Customs authorities, the seizure was made during rummaging operations conducted on board IndiGo flight 6E-1478 after its arrival from Dubai.With the assistance…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on Wednesday introduced a special one-time relief measure for eligible units in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to facilitate the sale of manufactured goods to the Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) at concessional rates of duty. The move comes in pursuance of the Union Budget 2026-27 announcement to address the concerns faced by the manufacturing units in the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) due to ongoing global trade disruptio…