Articles for Customs Officers

GST Officers Should Not Arrest On Mere Suspicion, Verifiable Material Necessary: Supreme Court Says During Hearing
7 months, 1 week ago

GST Officers Should Not Arrest On Mere Suspicion, Verifiable Material Necessary: Supreme Court Says During Hearing

Live Law  

While hearing a batch of petitions challenging penal provisions of the Customs Act, GST Act, etc. Next, he brought the court's attention to Section 25, Evidence Act, to submit that the courts have held Customs Officers, Central Excise Officers to not be "police officers" and therefore, Section 25 does not apply. "It otherwise made provisions where a Customs Officers can …

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Hong Kong Customs detects first-ever money laundering case via transnational diamond trading
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong Customs detects first-ever money laundering case via transnational diamond trading

China Daily  

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong Customs on Thursday announced that it has smashed a large-scale transnational money laundering syndicate that had laundered about 500 million Hong Kong dollars, the first-ever money laundering case using transnational diamond trading detected by Customs. A Customs spokesperson told a press briefing that Customs officers targeted a suspected transnational money laundering syndicate, initiated a financial …

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€354 million in cocaine found at Rotterdam port; 34 arrested
1 year, 11 months ago

€354 million in cocaine found at Rotterdam port; 34 arrested

NL Times  

In the period between the last days of 2022 and the first days of 2023, 34 people were arrested during checks in the port of Rotterdam and customs seized 4726 kilograms of cocaine. In the process, customs officers discovered 30 packages with a total of 1121 kilograms of cocaine in a container of frozen fruit juice from Brazil as well …

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Confession & Section 25 Of Indian Evidence Act
2 years, 2 months ago

Confession & Section 25 Of Indian Evidence Act

Live Law  

Given the fact that voluntariness or consent of an individual is the fundamental prerequisite for giving testimony in court, it becomes imperative to ensure that the accused is not in an environment notorious for extorting statements while making a confession. S.25 of the Indian Evidence Act 1872 thus makes confessions made to a police officer inadmissible in the court of …

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Russian oligarchs' ships seized amid sanctions over Ukraine invasion
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian oligarchs' ships seized amid sanctions over Ukraine invasion

ABC  

French authorities say they have seized a yacht owned by a Russian oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin which was being prepared to "sail off urgently" from its dock on the French Riviera. Key points: A vessel docked on the Mediterranean was seized Customs officers said the yacht was preparing to leave before repair work was complete A growing …

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Smuggler who swallowed kilo of cocaine pellets held at Delhi airport
2 years, 11 months ago

Smuggler who swallowed kilo of cocaine pellets held at Delhi airport

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi customs arrested a woman who smuggled in 91 pellets containing nearly one kilogram of cocaine by swallowing them before flying to India last week, officials aware of the development said on Wednesday. Customs officials said the 28-year-old woman, a citizen of Uganda, was admitted to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital where doctors carried out an “ejection procedure” and …

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Who Is A "Police Officer" For The Purpose Of Section 25 Of The Indian Evidence Act, 1872?
4 years, 2 months ago

Who Is A "Police Officer" For The Purpose Of Section 25 Of The Indian Evidence Act, 1872?

Live Law  

A. I N T R O D U C T I O N d) While the powers conferred on the police officers are for the detection and prevention of crime, the powers conferred on the Customs Officers are merely for the purpose of ensuring that dutiable goods do not enter the country without payment of duty and that articles whose …

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