Over 200 kilograms of gold value Rs 94 crore, together with foreign currency echange and narcotic substances have been a number of the main seizures made by the Customs division right here in 2022, a senior official has mentioned.

A few of the recoveries comprised endangered wildlife species together with albino porcupine, white lipped tamarin monkeys amongst others.

The officers have additionally arrested over 100 individuals for his or her alleged involvement within the seizures, Chennai Worldwide Airport, Principal Commissioner of Customs M Mathew Jolly mentioned.

Between January and December 2022, 205 kg of gold value Rs 94.22 crore was seized in 293 circumstances of which majority of the smuggled treasured metallic was from passengers who arrived right here from Dubai, Sharjah and another Gulf places, he mentioned.

Restoration of narcotic substances additionally hit the roof in 2022 because the officers retrieved Rs 14.02 crore value of banned medicine together with cocaine, methaqualone, heroin amongst others.

The division executives have managed to grab foreign currency echange valued at Rs 10.97 crore in 81 circumstances between January-December 2022.

Moreover gold, the authorities seized diamond and different treasured stones value Rs 1.20 crore in 5 completely different circumstances. An vintage bronze Buddha statue was additionally confiscated, he mentioned.

Endangered wildlife species which might be protected underneath the Wildlife Safety Act together with albino porcupine, pink chested tamarin monkeys, De Brazza monkey, king snakes, ball pythons have been detained. The animals that have been allegedly smuggled into India from Thailand have been retrieved and despatched again to Bangkok.

Aside from the restoration of gold, diamonds and narcotics, the Customs officers have booked circumstances into alleged smuggling of miscellaneous merchandise like cigarettes, and electronics value Rs 3.90 crore.

In whole, 407 seizures have been made by which circumstances have been filed in opposition to 122 individuals for his or her alleged involvement within the crime, he mentioned.

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