SRINAGAR: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested an assistant sub-inspector of the Border Security Force (BSF) from Jammu and Kashmir’s Handwara for allegedly helping cross-border drug traffickers associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), newspaper Hindustan T.
TIMELINE: How 65 Nigerians Were Arrested, Jailed For Fraud In India In Past Six Months
In recent times, the media has been inundated with reports of Nigerians being arrested for various crimes such as trafficking, cyber fraud, among others in India.
by Saharareporters, New York
Mar 03, 2021
Travelling to foreign countries in search of greener pastures has become a common phenomenon in Nigeria, considering the widespread hardship and other challenges confronting citizens.
Unfortunately, some of those who supposedly travel out of the country in search of better opportunities often resort to crimes abroad. One of the foreign countries where some Nigerians are known for committing crimes is India.
Updated Mar 03, 2021 | 21:27 IST
Customs officials have reportedly seized gold weighing more than 1.5 kg and valued at Rs 74.87 lakh from a women passenger at the international airport of Hyderabad on Wednesday. Smuggled gold worth over Rs 74 lakh seized in Hyderabad; woman passenger detained| Image for representation | Photo Credit: ANI
The Customs officials of Hyderabad have stated that gold weighing more than 1.5 kg was seized from a woman passenger at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Wednesday. Customs officials have said that the gold weighing over 1 kg had a value of an estimated Rs 74.87 lakh.
The smuggled gold was reportedly concealed in the form of a paste when the 1,593 grams quantity of the valuable item was confiscated by the customs officials. Over 1.5 kg quantity of gold was seized from the woman passenger by the officials at the international airport of Hyderabad on Wednesday.