Foreign currencies worth Rs 5.53 lakh seized at Mangaluru airport
Mangaluru, Mar 1: Foreign currencies equivalent to Rs 5.53 lakh were seized from a passenger at the international airport here on Monday, said Customs officials.
The passenger Muzakkir Ahamed Faqui Ameda hails from Honnavar of Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka and was about to fly to Dubai, the officials said.
The currencies were hidden in the inner-wear kept in the baggage of the passenger, they said.
The currencies were pound sterling, dollar and Kuwait dinar, they said.
Smuggled foreign currency, valued at Rs. 5.53 lakhs, seized! @cbic_india @blrcustoms @AircusM #Intercepted #IndianCustomsAtWork pic.twitter.com/tonunUTr7i
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
