<p>As many as 53 children forced into begging and ragpicking in<strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/heavy-rains-lash-parts-of-gujarat-more-downpour-predicted-in-state-for-next-2-days-23369467" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> Gujarat</a></strong>'s Surat were rescued from the streets of the city and handed over to a welfare committee for rehabilitation, police told PTI on Tuesday.</p>
<p>According to the PTI report, a total of 30 teams of local police and the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) were involved in identifying the child beggars in a month-long exercise.</p>
<p>These children were reportedly forced to beg on the city streets either by their parents, relatives, or caretakers, police said.</p>
<p>These children belonged to Gujarat, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. Most of them begged or picked rags to earn a livelihood at the behest of their parents, while some were orphans, reported PTI. According to a police official, one of them was with a man unrelated to him.</p>
<p>As per the PTI report, the rescued children were handed over to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) for further action after completing the procedure under the <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/lok-sabha-elections-2024-gujarat-hc-issues-summons-to-surat-mp-mukesh-dalal-over-pleas-challenging-his-unopposed-win-23369011" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Juvenile Justice Act</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Mundra customs seize Tramadol worth Rs 110 cr</strong></p>
<p>The Customs department at Mundra port in Gujarat's Kutch district seized 68 lakh <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/gujarat-mundra-customs-seize-tramadol-worth-rs-110-cr-set-for-fraudulent-export-to-west-africa-23369259" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tramadol tablets</a></strong> worth Rs 110 crore from two export containers destined for the West African countries of Sierra Leone and Niger, reported news agency PTI.</p>
<p>Tramadol has gained notoriety in recent times as the 'fighter drug' after it was reported that ISIS fighters consume it to stay awake for long hours, according to a PIB release on Monday.</p>
<p>Tramadol, an opioid pain medication, was notified as a psychotropic substance under the NDPS Act in 2018 and its export is restricted, reported PTI.</p>
<p>This seizure by Mundra Customs is among the largest seizures of Tramadol since it was notified under the NDPS Act, according to the release.</p>
<p>A total of around 68 lakh tablets of Tramadol with an international street price of around Rs 110 crore were recovered by the Mundra Customs officers during the examination, and follow-up searches are underway at Rajkot, Gandhinagar and Gandhidham, said the release.</p>
<p>The synthetic opioid drug is reportedly in high demand in African nations like Nigeria, Ghana, etc.</p>
<p><strong>(With inputs from PTI)</strong></p><p>
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