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BSP Ex-MLA Ghazi detained for allegedly smuggling phone to relative

Mohammad Ghazi, a former Burhapur BSP MLA, was arrested for reportedly helping to illegally transport a cell phone to his relative and former MLA Shahnawaz Rana, who is currently being held at Muzaffarnagar district jail.
Published on Apr 17, 2025 03:05 PM IST

BSF seizes 43,800 Yaba tablets worth 4.38 crore in Tripura border operation

21 packets containing 43,800 Yaba tablets, valued at about 4.38 crore, were recovered. BSF soldiers also confiscated other illegal goods valued at 3,68,604 from various areas along the Tripura border.
Published on Apr 17, 2025 08:23 AM IST

4 Indians froze to death at US-Canada border; convicted men denied new trial

Jagdish Patel and Vaishaliben Patel with their children Dharmik, 3, and Vihangi, 11.
Updated on Apr 10, 2025 12:01 PM IST

Iraqi national arrested with 1.2 kg suspected gold at Delhi Airport

Customs officers uncovered assorted yellow metal, which was suspected to be gold, concealed within the baggage.
Updated on Apr 08, 2025 11:29 AM IST

Ludhiana: 3 locals held for smuggling illegal pistols from UP

The accused in police custody along with recovered illegal weapons in Ludhiana on Saturday. (HT Photo)
Published on Apr 06, 2025 05:56 AM IST

Ugandan woman carrying cannabis packets in stomach held at Lucknow airport

FOr representation only (HT File Photo)
Updated on Apr 05, 2025 10:25 PM IST

No direct link of DGP in gold case involving Ranya Rao: Report

Ranya Rao was caught at the Bengaluru airport with undeclared gold.
Updated on Apr 01, 2025 05:23 AM IST

Ranya Rao case: K'taka authorities likely to submit final report today

Ranya Rao was arrested on March 3 at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport.
Published on Mar 24, 2025 06:21 PM IST

Woman arrested for smuggling MDMA from Bengaluru, hid drugs in private parts

A woman was arrested while smuggling MDMA from Bengaluru
Updated on Mar 22, 2025 01:45 PM IST

Migrant smugglers use TikTok to evade authorities in digital cat-and-mouse game

The United States has sent over 200 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang to be imprisoned in El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele said Sunday, after US counterpart Donald Trump invoked wartime authorities to expel migrants.
Published on Mar 17, 2025 01:10 PM IST

Bid to smuggle khair wood foiled at Hoshiarpur village

The sadar police and forest department on Friday night seized a pickup truck reportedly laden with illegally cut logs of khair wood from the forest area in Saleran village. The miscreants managed to flee. Village sarpanch Navjinder Bedi alleged that they opened fire at him before fleeing. (Representational image)
Published on Mar 16, 2025 05:44 AM IST

2 women arrested for smuggling hybrid ganja worth 44 lakh at Kochi airport

Two women were arrested for allegedly smuggling hybrid ganja through Cochin International Airport worth 44 lakh
Published on Mar 08, 2025 09:32 AM IST

Actor Ranya Rao earned 12 lakh in each Dubai trip by allegedly smuggling gold

As the investigation into the Ranya Rao case is progressing, new and shocking details keep emerging.
Updated on Mar 06, 2025 03:15 PM IST

Kannada actress Ranya Rao found carrying 14.8 kg gold at Bengaluru airport; held

Kannada actress Ranya Rao was arrested from the Kempagowda International Airport.
Updated on Mar 05, 2025 09:52 AM IST

Assam Police grapples with 60,000 kg of unclaimed betel nuts

With owners not claiming their goods, questions are also being raised on whether the betel nuts were meant for smuggling
Published on Mar 04, 2025 10:29 AM IST

Brazilian woman arrested with ingested cocaine capsules worth 10.96 crore

Brazilian woman arrested with ingested cocaine capsules worth 10.96 crore
Published on Mar 03, 2025 07:16 AM IST

Man travelling from Bangkok held at IGI for smuggling 6.08 crore gold necklace

Gold necklace studded with diamonds recovered by the Customs department at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi.
Updated on Feb 23, 2025 11:04 PM IST

Man with synthetic diamonds worth 4.93 cr held at CSMIA

Man with synthetic diamonds worth 4.93 cr held at CSMIA
Published on Feb 14, 2025 07:32 AM IST

1,680-kg poppy husk seized from truck in Ludhiana

The recovered contraband in Ludhiana on Tuesday. (Hindustan Times)
Published on Jan 29, 2025 05:32 AM IST

Good fences for good neighbours

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A Border Security Force (BSF) official walks into a Border Outpost (BOP), a self-contained defence outpost situated near the India-Bangladesh international border in Petrapole, India, October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary (REUTERS)
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 08:24 PM IST

India calls on Bangladesh to implement existing border management understandings

Security personnel of India and Bangladesh during a Joint Retreat Ceremony, at Land and Customs Station Fulbari on the outskirts of Siliguri on January 12, 2025. (PTI)
Published on Jan 12, 2025 07:57 PM IST

Britain plans new sanctions laws to target people-smuggling gangs

Britain plans new sanctions laws to target people-smuggling gangs
Published on Jan 09, 2025 04:01 AM IST

BSF rescue African wild cat from smugglers in West Bengal

Serval, an African wild cat. (HT Photo)
Published on Dec 26, 2024 03:18 PM IST

Indian family's chilling death in -38 degrees on Canada-US border: Trial begins

This combination image shows left to right; undated photo released by the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office shows Harshkumar Patel in Elk River, Minn., and undated photo released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Steve Shand. (AP Photo)
Published on Nov 18, 2024 02:54 PM IST

Forty rare animals stuffed in a trolley bag found in Bengaluru airport: Report

The first bag contained 24 animals, including Aldabra giant tortoises, red-footed tortoises, beaded lizards, shingle-back skinks, juvenile rhinoceros iguanas, and the rare Albino bat. (Pic for representation)
Published on Nov 15, 2024 06:09 PM IST

BSF rescues alpaca smuggled across India-Bangladesh border into Bengal

BSF said the alpaca was rescued by troops of the Banpur Border Out Post, 32nd Battalion while performing operational duties at International Border in Nadia district (X/BSF_SOUTHBENGAL)
Updated on Oct 02, 2024 08:03 PM IST

108 including 77 foreign infiltrators held in Tripura in July: BSF officials

(Representative Photo)
Published on Aug 01, 2024 06:20 PM IST

Noida: Man held for smuggling e-cigarettes worth 8 lakh

During interrogation, the suspect purportedly told police that he bought the e-cigarettes from the Nepal-India border through an international supplier in Uttarakhand. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 30, 2024 05:22 AM IST

How did red sanders become the gold bullion of timber smuggling in Maharashtra?

Rich hue and therapeutic properties of red sanders fuel smuggling attempts
Updated on Jul 15, 2024 09:32 AM IST