Customs Department Of India

The Bombay High Court on Friday ordered the Customs department to release the artworks by renowned artists F N Souza and Akbar Padamsee seized last year on the ground of being "obscene material".

The Air Intelligence Unit of the Customs department rescued four endangered hornbill birds at the Mumbai airport from two passengers, who tried to smuggle the avians into the country by hiding them in luggage, an official said on Tuesday.

As many as 138 star tortoises were recovered from a Malaysia-bound air passenger recently, the Customs department said on Monday.

Over 2,000 grams of cocaine worth Rs 21 crore was seized from an air passenger who arrived in Chennai from Ghana, the Customs department said on Friday.

Nearly 12 kilograms of gold worth Rs 7.58 crore was recovered at the Chennai airport here and 10 air passengers were arrested in this connection, the Customs department said on Tuesday.

Amul on Monday requested a woman customer in Noida to return the ice cream tub, in which she claimed to have found centipede, for further investigation and asserted that it offers superior quality dairy products in both India and global markets.

Two Chinese nationals were among four passengers who were arrested for allegedly smuggling gold worth Rs 5.45 crore at the international airport in Delhi, the customs department said today.

The Mumbai customs seized 9.79 kg of gold and electronics worth Rs 6.75 crore and foreign currency valued at Rs 88 lakh in a four-day drive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, an official said on Saturday.

Three persons were arrested in connection with the seizures in the last four days, the official said.

The Customs department has seized diamonds concealed in packets of noodles and gold hidden in the body parts of passengers and baggage, collectively valued at Rs 6.46 crore, at the Mumbai airport, an official said.

The son of a Telangana Minister has been summoned by the Customs Department in Chennai over his alleged role in the smuggling of high-end watches worth crores of rupees.

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini will return at least $1.1 billion to customers of its defunct lending program and pay a fine of $37 million for unsafe and unsound practices as part of a settlement with the New York Department of Financial Services.

Gold worth Rs 2.10 crore concealed in a coffee maker by a passenger coming from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates was seized on Friday by the Customs department at Nagpur international airport, an official said.

The Customs department has seized more than 250 kg of hashish washed up on seven beaches in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district in six days, an official said on Monday.

The Hyderabad Customs Department today seized 412 grams of gold, estimated to be worth Rs 24.92 lakh, while conducting a check at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, officials said.

The Bombay High Court on Friday ordered the Customs department to release the artworks by renowned artists F N Souza and Akbar Padamsee seized last year on the ground of being "obscene material".

The Air Intelligence Unit of the Customs department rescued four endangered hornbill birds at the Mumbai airport from two passengers, who tried to smuggle the avians into the country by hiding them in luggage, an official said on Tuesday.

As many as 138 star tortoises were recovered from a Malaysia-bound air passenger recently, the Customs department said on Monday.

Over 2,000 grams of cocaine worth Rs 21 crore was seized from an air passenger who arrived in Chennai from Ghana, the Customs department said on Friday.

Nearly 12 kilograms of gold worth Rs 7.58 crore was recovered at the Chennai airport here and 10 air passengers were arrested in this connection, the Customs department said on Tuesday.

Amul on Monday requested a woman customer in Noida to return the ice cream tub, in which she claimed to have found centipede, for further investigation and asserted that it offers superior quality dairy products in both India and global markets.

Two Chinese nationals were among four passengers who were arrested for allegedly smuggling gold worth Rs 5.45 crore at the international airport in Delhi, the customs department said today.

The Mumbai customs seized 9.79 kg of gold and electronics worth Rs 6.75 crore and foreign currency valued at Rs 88 lakh in a four-day drive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, an official said on Saturday.

Three persons were arrested in connection with the seizures in the last four days, the official said.

The Customs department has seized diamonds concealed in packets of noodles and gold hidden in the body parts of passengers and baggage, collectively valued at Rs 6.46 crore, at the Mumbai airport, an official said.

The son of a Telangana Minister has been summoned by the Customs Department in Chennai over his alleged role in the smuggling of high-end watches worth crores of rupees.

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini will return at least $1.1 billion to customers of its defunct lending program and pay a fine of $37 million for unsafe and unsound practices as part of a settlement with the New York Department of Financial Services.

Gold worth Rs 2.10 crore concealed in a coffee maker by a passenger coming from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates was seized on Friday by the Customs department at Nagpur international airport, an official said.

The Customs department has seized more than 250 kg of hashish washed up on seven beaches in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district in six days, an official said on Monday.

The Hyderabad Customs Department today seized 412 grams of gold, estimated to be worth Rs 24.92 lakh, while conducting a check at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, officials said.