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Mumbai: NCB busts drug cartel, arrests five persons who smuggled banned cough syrup
•The consignments were being received at Pune railway station and then dispatched to Mumbai at different locations to local traffickers and then to peddlers
Explained: The significance of Centre’s landmark advisory on exotic animals
Fp Explainers •Exotic live species are animal or plant species moved from their original range (location) to a new one. These species are introduced to a new location most often by people. Experts hailed the Centre's move, saying it would create a process where all imports will be screened
Married couple arrested with 45 fully functional hand guns worth Rs 22.5 lakh at Delhi's IGI airport
•The accused with 45 hand guns, who arrived in Delhi, India, from Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, had been placed under surveillance by the officials
Gujarat: Four drug peddlers held in Vadodara for smuggling mephedrone worth Rs 8 lakhs
•Police have recovered more than 81 grams of the drug from them and also seized a vehicle from the accused
Antique Shivalingam idol bound for export to USA, seized in Chennai
•The idol was declared purchased from an emporium, however, was found to be actually sourced from an individual in Gedilam
Iranian boat with huge stock of heroin apprehended off Gujarat coast; seven arrested
•The boat carried an estimated 30 to 50 kg of the drug, which could be worth about Rs 150 to Rs 250 crore in the international markets as per officials
Explained: Why is the National Gallery of Australia returning 14 artworks to India?
Fp Staff •These include six bronze or stone sculptures, a painted scroll, a brass processional stand, and six photographs. The entire collection is worth around $2.2 million (approximately Rs 16.34 crore).
Kim Kardashian's name embroiled in art smuggling row involving ancient Roman sculpture
Fp Staff •"We encourage an investigation and hope that it gets returned to the rightful owners," Kim Kardashian's spokesperson said in a statement
Greek police recover ancient marble statue of ‘exceptional artwork’, investigation under way
•Photos released by the police showed the statue seemed to have been buried for a long time, and bore signs of damage from digging tools.
Kerala gold smuggling case: NIA takes accused Swapna Suresh, Sandeep Nair to various locations for evidence collection
•The NIA is probing the high profile case related to smuggling of 30 kilogrammes of gold through diplomatic channels