Archive · 23 Jul 2026
Police bust smartphone smuggling racket using courier service
Police in Malda busted a smartphone smuggling racket that used a courier service to send high-end smartphones from Andhra Pradesh to Kaliachak.
They seized 100 smartphones worth around ₹10 lakh and arrested a man named Sohel Rana.
The police are still investigating the source of the smartphones and the involvement of other people in the racket.
Police seized 100 high-end smartphones from a courier delivery agent.
The consignment was sent from Andhra Pradesh to Kaliachak.
The receiver's name and address on the consignment were fake.
Sohel Rana was arrested for his involvement in the smuggling network.
The police are investigating the source and destination of the smartphones.
- Who
- Police and courier delivery agent
- What
- Busting of a smartphone smuggling racket
- When
- On Tuesday and Wednesday
- Where
- Malda, Andhra Pradesh, and Kaliachak
- Why
- To evade detection and smuggle high-end smartphones
Law Enforcement
Smugglers
Use of Courier Service
Law Enforcement
The courier service was used to evade detection and smuggle high-end smartphones.
Smugglers
The courier service was exploited to transport goods without proper documentation.
- Number of Seized Smartphones
- 100
- Estimated Cost of Smartphones
- ₹10 lakh
- Origin of Consignment
- Andhra Pradesh
- Destination of Consignment
- Kaliachak office of a well-known courier company
- Accused Person
- Sohel Rana