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Amritsar (Punjab), Mar 20 (ANI): Custom officials seized over Rs 45,000 in fake currency from a Pakistani woman at the Attari railway station.
Begum Mehtab was nabbed after disembarking from the Samjhauta Express on Thursday night. She is being interrogated.
Custom officials said Mehtab revealed during her interrogation that her Lahore-based cousin had given her the fake [...]

A 28-year-old woman from the Philippines has been charged with importing drugs after being caught at Melbourne Airport.
A customs sniffer dog found the over 2 kilograms of drugs believed to be amphetamines, hidden inside iced tea packets in the woman’s luggage on Saturday.
She will face the Melbourne Magistrate Court today.

Imphal, Mar 10 (ANI): The annual 36th Karbi youth festival was celebrated in Assam for peace and to strengthen indigenous identity.
The ethnic Karbi youth festival, which was recently held at Diphu in Karbi Anglong district of Assam focused on the youth to channelise their energy in strengthening their cultural identity and creating a society that [...]

Imphal, Sep.16 (ANI): “Move onward with the Lord within your heart and with the footprints of your ancestors in your eyes’ is the greatest moral teaching from Heigru Hidongba ceremony held every year in Manipur.

Heigru Hidongba, a socio-religious ceremony, to exhibit the firm devotion of the [...]

New Delhi, Sep.9 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the two-day All India Annual Conference of the Chief Commissioners and Directors General of Customs and Central Excise here today.

The Conference is being organized by the Central Board of Excise and Customs, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance from September 8 to 9 in [...]

Sydney, Aug 21 (ANI): In an unusual instance, a British-owned hotel in Bali has reportedly requested its guests to bring in some extra alcohol.

After the re-election of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as Indonesian president last month, the nation’s liquor importation laws have been further tightened.

The [...]

Lahore, July 14 (ANI): The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) will take legal action against former Olympian Mansoor Ahmad for defaming the national federation.

“We are serving him a legal notice to pay Rs 100 million for defaming the PHF and [...]

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The government has reduced the customs duty on liquid crystal display (LCD) television sets from 10 percent to 5 percent, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Monday.
Presenting the union budget for 2009-10, the minister also said a nominal 5 percent customs duty has been imposed on set-top boxes (STB) as [...]

Chennai, July 4 (ANI): A ship carrying aid for victims of war ravaged Sri Lanka, which had anchored off Chennai for more than a fortnight, has been permitted to berth at Chennai Port.

Authorities granted permission to ‘MV Captain Ali’, also known as ‘Vananga Mann’ vessel, after the ship’s agent submitted documents on Thursday.

“We have received [...]

Mumbai, June 9 (ANI): A local Mumbai court here on Tuesday granted bail to socialite Sheetal Mafatlal in the case related to alleged evasion of custom duty on jewellery worth over rupees 53 lakhs being carried by her during return journey from London on weekend.
Sheetal, however, may have to spend another night in Byculla Jail [...]

London, May 30 (ANI): Five British Muslims face lengthy jail terms for trying to smuggle heroin worth 1.5 million pound into the UK in rugs.

According to The Sun, amazed Customs officers discovered almost 37 pounds of high-grade heroin in 25 rugs flown from Afghanistan to Birmingham Airport in January last year.

The plot’s mastermind, Mohammed [...]

New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): India will host a five-day international workshop starting from today on ‘Green Customs Initiatives’ to bring awareness about environment protection and the role of customs officers in enforcing environmental laws on the borders.

The National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics (NACEN), the training arm of the Central Board of Excise [...]

London, May 18 (ANI): Katie Price a.k.a Jordan faces the prospects of being jailed after the busty model was caught sunbathing in Maldives – naked.

The 30-year-old broke strict Muslim laws by shedding her clothes to soak up the sun – a crime that can land tourists in jail, reports the Mirror.

Foreign Office travel advice warns: [...]

London, May 18 (ANI): Katie Price a.k.a Jordan faces the prospects of being jailed after the busty model was caught sunbathing in Maldives – naked.

The 30-year-old broke strict Muslim laws by shedding her clothes to soak up the sun – a crime that can land tourists in jail, reports the Mirror.

Foreign Office travel advice warns: [...]

London, May 18 (ANI): Katie Price a.k.a Jordan faces the prospects of being jailed after the busty model was caught sunbathing in Maldives – naked.

The 30-year-old broke strict Muslim laws by shedding her clothes to soak up [...]

London, May 12 (ANI): Former England cricketer Chris Lewis smuggled over three kilograms of pure cocaine into Britain in Caribbean fruit and vegetable tins that were crammed into his kit bag, a jury heard on Monday.

Lewis, who was once described as the sporting heir to Ian Botham, was stopped at Gatwick Airport in December last [...]

Sydney, May 10 (ANI): An increasing number of middle-aged men are injecting human growth hormone in a bid to fight old age, spending up to 15,000 dollars a year on a drug they believe is the fountain of youth.

Government guidelines state it should only be prescribed to kids with growth disorders and adults with severe [...]

Amritsar May 8 (ANI) The customs staff posted at the Attari railway station, Amritsar, seized fake Indian currency worth Rs one lakh fifty thousand from a lady passenger Shakila, coming from Pakistan in Samjhauta Express last night.

Taking to reporters here, S. K. Luthra, Assistant Commissioner Custom, said after interrogation the lady reveled out that another [...]

Wellington, May 6 (DPA) New Zealand authorities are baffled by a mystery cache of machine guns, bullets, grenades and mortar bombs found in a shipping container from China in the South Island port of Dunedin, according to news reports Wednesday.
Customs spokesman Rowan McArthur said the intended destination of the container, whose contents were discovered by [...]

Mumbai, May 6 (ANI): A special court on Wednesday charged Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone survivor of the Mumbai terror attacks, with waging war against India.

Eight-six charges, including common and individual were framed against Kasab by the special court. He was also charged under the Explosives Act and the Arms Act.

Charges were also [...]