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India waives customs duty, IGST on imported animals under UK trade pact from July 15.

04.07.2026

India has notified an exemption from customs duty and Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) on animals imported into the country for participation in shows, exhibitions, contests, competitions, demonstrations and certain public functions under the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

The notification, read more »
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DRI busts illicit gold facility in pan-India operations; 9 kg smuggled gold, 42 kg silver, and forex worth Rs. 8.5 crore seized.

01.07.2026

DRI dismantles illegal melting unit in Delhi; eight arrested in gold smuggling case.

In its continued crackdown against cross border gold smuggling, Directorate of Revenue intelligence (DRI) officers busted another Delhi-based gold smuggling syndicate involved in smuggling foreign-origin gold from the North Eastern region read more »
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DRI seizes 2 kg cocaine consignment in Surat; One held.

29.06.2026

DRI’s efforts have resulted in seizure of 26 kg cocaine at multiple locations with arrest of 22 persons since May 2026.

In continuation of its sustained efforts to curb drug trafficking and dismantle narcotics supply networks, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) today read more »
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DRI busts gold smuggling syndicate; seizes 15 kg foreign origin gold in operations at multiple locations; 15 persons arrested.

26.06.2026

In a major crackdown against smuggling of foreign origin gold, the the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has successfully unearthed and dismantled a highly organised gold smuggling syndicate operating through Mumbai Airport. In this operation DRI detected and busted gold melting facility that was being used for read more »
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Customs officials seize 2.7 kg gold worth ?4.26 crore hidden in aircraft speaker on Dubai-Ahmedabad flight.

13.06.2026

The incident occurred on board an IndiGo flight 6E-1478, which arrived at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport in Ahmedabad from Dubai.

The seizure was made after Custom officials carried out a detailed search with the help of aircraft engineers.

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Anti-Dumping Duty on Monoisopropylamine and its Classification.

07.06.2026

1. As per the Notification No. 8/2026-Cus. (ADD), dated 22-05-2026, anti-dumping duty (ADD) has been levied on import of Monoisopropylamine originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China. The said goods is specified in column (3) of the table of the said notification and falling read more »
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US passenger hiding 115 smuggled gold bars in belt nabbed at Delhi airport.

17.05.2026

NEW DELHI: Customs officials at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday said they had seized 115 smuggled gold bars weighing 3.5 kg from an American national of Indian origin, news agency PTI reported.

The seizure comes amid a recent rise in gold smuggling read more »
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Customs seizes marijuana worth nearly Rs 9 crore at Delhi airport.

08.05.2026

Customs officers at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport have arrested two Indian passengers for allegedly smuggling suspected marijuana worth nearly Rs 9 crore from Vietnam, officials said on Thursday.

The passengers arrived from Vietnam on May 5 and were intercepted at the Green Channel read more »
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Cabinet approves additional instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2026.

18.04.2026

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2026 representing an increase of 2% over the existing rate of 58% of the read more »
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28.750 kg Narcotics (Ganja) worth Rs 29 Cr and Assorted Medicines worth Rs 33Lacs seized at IGI Airport, New Delhi.

11.04.2026

On the basis of APIS profiling, two male Indian paxs, travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Delhi by flight number OD-205 dated 11.04.2026 were followed and intercepted while exiting through green channel. During X-ray of baggage, some suspicious images were noticed. Further examination of the baggage resulted in read more »