Stylish mannequins to skin-tightening gel: Unusual smuggling haul seized by agencies

From 1.49 lakh litres of vaginal gel and 7,560 stylish mannequins to skin-tightening gel, perfumery oils and tonnes of garlic, central enforcement agencies seized a range of unusual items during anti-smuggling operations in 2024, the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report has said. According to the ''Crime in India 2024'' report, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 48,700 kg of skin-tightening gel and 1.49 lakh litres of vaginal gel in separate cases during the year. The agency also reported a seizure of 49,900 litres of rose essential gel and 40,200 litres of perfumery compound oil, along with 7,560 ''stylish mannequins''. Apart from the cosmetic and wellness-related products, the seizure tables listed several oddly specific items found during enforcement operations. These included 99.6 lakh hearing aids, 76,000 automatic voltage regulators, 66,800 feeding tubes and suction catheters and 3.56 lakh kg of screws. Authorities also seized 39,900 foreign-origin pocket lighters, more than 3.11 lakh cosmetic items, 13,110 kg of electric supply conductor devices and 32,434 kg of garlic in 2024. Separate entries in the NCRB data have shown that agencies also reported seizures involving peacock feathers and red sandalwood. The NCRB report compiles crime and enforcement data submitted by central agencies, including the DRI, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). According to the report, the DRI registered 408 seizure-related cases in 2024 and arrested 690 people in connection with the operations.

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