International Customs

MUSCAT: Oman’s Al Maha Ceramics profit raised 29 percent after tax at 634,572 rials in first quarter of 2015 against...

Indian Customs arrests lieutenant colonel in charge of gold smuggling

CHENNAI: Indian customs has arrested a retired lieutenant colonel of Indian Army and four others on charges of smuggling of...

Iran recovers 500 tonnes narcotics last year

TEHRAN: Iran, a key transit route for illegal drugs trafficked from Afghanistan, has seized almost 500 tonnes of narcotics in...

Iran offers India free agreement on oil trading

TEHRAN: India’s Commerce Secretary, Rajeev Kher, said during his visit to Tehran that "Iran has proposed to negotiate a preferential...

Finnish exports decrease by 4% last month: Customs

HELSINKI: Finnish Customs released early data on foreign trade of goods for February 2015. Finnish exports decreased by 4 percent...

UAE accuses Iran of breaching international sanctions at Khor Fakkan port

DUBAI: A ship insurer has warned that oil cargoes loaded ship to ship at Khor Fakkan port in the United...

Philippines customs seizes 9,000 rice sacks worth $282,000m

MANILA: Philippines Customs seized 9,000 sacks of rice from Malaysia in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental. Intelligence Group members are looking into...

India regulates new real estate bill to curb black money in property market

NEW DELHI: India regulated a new real estate bill to protect home buyers and curb undeclared “black money” in property...

Royal Philips launches 5th made in India medical equipment for export

NEW DELHI: Royal Philips recently launched its fifth medical equipment product that is made in India for exports. The MobileDiagnost...

Texas: DPS trooper seizes 25 pounds marijuana at IH-40 stop

AMARILLO: The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has conducted a traffic stop on IH-40, yielding 25 pounds of marijuana...

Caracas: Low oil prices threaten Venezuela’s economy

CARACAS: The country relies on the import of basic goods to meet its needs, but those imports have been declining...

Brazil’s Santos port from exporting 400,000 tonnes of soy -Abiove

BRASILIA: Brazil’s Santos port has been unable to export 400,000 tonnes of soybeans and soymeal as firefighters battle a week-old...

WB revises Africa’s 2015 growth projections to 4%

ABUJA: The World Bank in its latest economic analysis report said that sub-Saharan Africa growth projections are expected to slow...

NCS seeks collaboration with Benin Counterpart

ABUJA: The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reiterated its desire to seek collaboration with its Republic of Benin counterpart. The...

Brazilian LNG imports rise 48% in March as dry season approaches

BRASILIA: Brazilian imports of liquefied natural gas rebounded to 24.1 Bcf in March, an increase of nearly 48% compared with...

Toronto man facing 88 charges related to immigration fraud

TORONTO: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Criminal Investigations Division has laid 88 charges against a Toronto man, Nageshwar Rao...

US border patrol arrests human traffickers with $2,100 cash

WASHINGTON: Agents assigned to the Erie US Border Patrol Station arrested a citizen of Guatemala while assisting the Pennsylvania State...

Border patrol agents seize marijuana worth $230,000, recover stolen vehicles

LAS CRUCES: Border Patrol Agents in New Mexico made several controlled substance seizures valued more than $230,000 in marijuana, and...

CBP seizes 220 counterfeit cloth items in Luggage at Dallas fort airport

DALLAS: US Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport seized 220 clothing items with...

CBP at Baltimore cruise terminal discovers marijuana in bag carried by US citizen