Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough in a transnational smuggling racket, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) busted an international gold smuggling syndicate and arrested six people, including three Filipinos, officials said on Friday.The syndicate was allegedly being run with the connivance of private persons working at the airport premises, officials said.The six arrested accused have been identified as Mumbai residents Himanshu Upadhyay, Mohid Hasan Siddiqui and Fer…
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Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), in coordination with other agencies including the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has busted an interstate wildlife trafficking syndicate across West Bengal and Maharashtra. Several wildlife species, listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, including 15 Slow Lorises, two Binturongs, 28 Star Tortoises, six Egyptian Vultures and two Shikra birds were recovered and rescued.The intelligence in the ca…