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Among the given options profiteering is odd because hoarding and black marketing is the illegal handling of goods where as a profiteer is someone who makes unreasonable profit especially during times of emergency like cyclones, floods etc.

The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, commonly referred to as the NDPS Act, is an Act of the Parliament of India that prohibits a person to produce any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance. 

Following provisions are included in this Act.

• It is illegal for a person to produce/manufacture/cultivate narcotic drugs without a license.
  
• It is illegal for a person to sell or purchase narcotic drugs without a license.
  

Operation Cocoon was the operation launched by the special task force of Tamil Nadu Police to nab the forest brigade Veerappan and his associates, who were dominant in Sathyamanglam Forest in the south Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka. The operation was headed by K. Vijay Kumar and N. K. Senthsmarai Kannan. Veerappan was shot dead in the operation on 18th October 2004 along with his three associates.

Chhota Rajan, Dawood Ibrahim, and Yakoob Menon are considered as the notorious smugglers. They used to smuggle drugs, arms, gold, illegal arms, money etc.

Muniswami Veerappan was a notorious Indian brigand and dacoit.  He was active for nearly 30 years in the forests of Kerela, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. He was known for sandalwood smuggling, poaching, killing the police officer and evading them.

According to 2009 data, the goods that have been purchased illegally by maximum percentage of Indians are DVDs or CDs. The act of selling DVDs or CDs illegally is called piracy. It renders heavy loss to film industry.

COFEPOSA stands for COFEPOSA or the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act. It was passed in the year 1974. It was passed to retain foreign currency and prevent smuggling.

NCB stands for Narcotics Control Bureau which is a drug law enforcement and intelligence agency of India responsible for fighting against  drug trafficking and the abuse of illegal substances. The Narcotics Control Bureau was created on 17 March 1986.

The Sathyamangalam forest in the south Indian States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerela are associated with sandalwood smuggler Veerappan.