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Greece: German national arrested trying to smuggle gold at Athens Airport

moe — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:31:30 +0000

As reported by Businessinsider.com a German man was arrested at Athens International Airport after allegedly attempting to smuggle half a ton of gold and silver out of Greece, the BBC reports. Read Article

India customs officials: lenient laws behind the increase in gold smuggling

moe — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:11:08 +0000

As reported by Timesofindia.com, the recent spate of gold smuggling through airport has made the authorities wonder if the laws are stringent enough to keep smuggling down. Many customs officials feel that not so strict laws are the reason behind the increase in smuggling. Read Article

Manas airport, kyrgyzstan: passenger arrested trying to smuggle jewellery items to Istanbul

moe — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:58:20 +0000

According to Eng.24.kg an attempt illegally to export gold from the country was suppressed in Manas airport, press service of the company reported. According to its data, on March 6 at 4.30 a.m. officers of the Aviation Security Service of Manas international airport found 26 gold jewelry items (rings, earrings) in the luggage of a Kyrgyz citizen, heading for Istanbul. Read Article

Ottawa: 44-year-old woman sentenced to 3 years in counterfeit jewellery scam

moe — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:32:23 +0000

As reported by Ottawacitizen.com a woman who sold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of counterfeit Tiffany & Co. jewelry was sentenced to nearly three years in prison Friday. Read Article

Bay City, Michigan: police investigate attempted sale cases of counterfeit silver, gold

moe — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:47:29 +0000

According to Abc12.com the Michigan State Police is investigating attempted sales of fake silver and gold bullion in the Mid-Michigan area. It looks like silver, it feels like silver, but a Bay City coin and jewelry collector says he is seeing more and more fake silver in his store. Read Article

California, woman loses $1200 in gold scam

admin — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:56:58 +0000

A woman was swindled out of $1,200 after a man sold her a fake gold bar claiming he needed the money to help pay for his son’s medical care, police reported. A woman shopping with her toddler Tuesday at Vons in the 11000 block of Los Alamitos Boulevard said she was approached by a man who told her he needed to sell three gold bars for $12,000 each to help with his son’s hospital care, police reported. Read Article