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Customs team hunts for drugs, gets mud

Customs officials at Chennai airport were left red-faced on Tuesday night after a ‘narcotics’ haul turned out to be sand.

The officials had offloaded Mr Joseph, 65, and Ms Mariaselvi, 60, both French

Pranab confident of meeting indirect tax collection target

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Patting revenue officials for doing 'good job' last fiscal, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday exuded confidence that they will be able to meet indirect tax collection target of Rs 5.05 la

18,500 bottles of fake vodka destroyed in China

More than 18,500 bottles of counterfeit vodka were destroyed on Monday after customs officers seized the goods before they entered China's northern city of Tianjin.

Shi Guowang, an official with the

‘Chinese machines used for foetus sex test'

Blaming that 'cheap Chinese models' of ultrasound machines are leading to illegal sex determination, the Union health ministry has asked the Central Board of Excise and Customs to formulate appropriat

South Korea: Men arrested for smuggling gold in rectums

South Korean customs officials say they have arrested eight men over a scheme to allegedly smuggle gold out of the country by hiding it in their rectums.

The Korea Customs Service said on Monday the

Customs officers to get more power

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India plans to amend its customs regulations to remove loopholes and give more powers to officers to track tax evaders.

The cabinet on Thursday gave its nod for introducing an amendment to Section 28

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