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Residents warn that unchecked bauxite extraction and political patronage risk severe environmental disasters, prompting the local MP to request urgent intervention.
Kollam police seized 2,93,400 packets of banned tobacco, disguised as kitchenware, smuggled from Delhi.
Customs officials arrested five individuals suspected of orchestrating a large-scale luxury vehicle smuggling and fraudulent registration syndicate, involving at least 460 vehicles imported from Bhutan without paying customs duties.
The investigation expands beyond gold imports to examine what was illegally exported through diplomatic channels, previously unestablished.
The case is linked to ‘Operation Numkhor,’ a major drive by the Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate, Kochi.
Customs sources confirmed that Operation Numkhor is set to continue in the coming days.
He said the same vehicles, for which Customs had already summoned him six months ago and verified all documents, were seized again on Tuesday.
Customs officials are investigating whether the owners, including the celebrities, were aware of the smuggling racket when they purchased the cars.
The accused, Arumugham (52), son of Annamalai from Karmadurai in Tamil Nadu’s Salem district, was taken into custody on Monday.
Preliminary inquiry revealed the tusks belonged to a four- or five-year-old elephant calf and were worth about ₹2 lakh.
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