Operation Numkhor: Customs seize two more SUVs from Karnataka
Customs officials have seized two additional luxury SUVs in Karnataka as part of 'Operation Numkhor,' a crackdown on a vehicle smuggling syndicate. The investigation involves forged registration documents and the alleged involvement of high-profile individuals and transport officials.
Why it matters
This highlights systemic corruption within regional transport departments and the illicit trade of luxury goods across state borders.
The Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate, Kochi, seized two more SUVs in connection with Operation Numkhor — a nationwide crackdown on the large-scale smuggling of premium second-hand vehicles through Bhutan and forged registration rackets involving Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) officials — from Karnataka, taking the total number of vehicles seized so far to 60.
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