Tag: customs authorities

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday called for inter-governmental cooperation to share "actionable information" to crack down on the masterminds behind smuggling and illicit trade networks.She said the focus of enforcement agencies should be to nab the "brain" behind illegal trade, which would in turn act as a deterrence for such unlawful activities that hurt the economy as well as citizens.The nature of smuggled or illegally traded goods has not changed over the last 50-60 years and it continues to be precious metals, narcotics, and precious...