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DRI busts gang that smuggled in 7,000 kg gold from Myanmar

The Delhi Zonal Unit of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a gang that has, in the last two-and-half-years, smuggled 7,000 kg of gold worth over Rs.2,000 crore through Indo-Myanmar b… The Hindu – Delhi

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Underwater robots

Underwater robots could be used to sniff out smuggled drugs, weapons

A warning to all smugglers: A new underwater robot could be used to sniff out contraband — including weapons and drugs — hidden aboard ships. Developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the new, oval-shaped robot may be small (it’s slightly smaller than a football), but it features some big crime-stopping abilities. […]

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1/28/2014: FRONT PAGE: 3000kg gold being smuggled in a month, admits FM

New Delhi: Finance minister P Chidambaram on Monday acknowledged a spurt in gold smuggling in the wake of higher duties and other curbs on the import of the yellow metal into the country. While estimating illegal shipments of up to 3,000 kg in certain… The Times of India (New Delhi edition)

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