Based on specific intelligence, DRI - Mumbai identified a container suspected of carrying contraband at Nhava Sheva Port. The container was supposed to be trans-shipped to Arshiya Free Trade Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) for further clearance.
Mumbai Airport Customs booked 55 cases of smuggling of foreign-origin cigarettes and seized around 9,36,700 cigarettes in the month of April, informed officials on Thursday.
The Supreme Court on Monday directed that all criminal complaints filed against filmmaker Leena Manimekalai over the poster of her documentary film showing goddess 'Kaali' smoking a cigarette, be transferred to the Delhi Police.
In a breakthrough in its ongoing operation against smuggling, the Serchhip Battalion of Assam Rifles, under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), recovered 235 cases of foriegn cigarettes worth Rs 3.525 crore in a general area Melbuk Refugee Camp, Zokhawthar, in Champhai distri
According to the letter signed by Sanaullah Ghumman, general secretary of Panah, the organisation has been trying to reduce cardiovascular disorders since 1984.
"The seized consignment was handed over to the Customs department, Champhai on March 14, 2023, for further legal proceedings," Assam Rifles said in a statement on Wednesday.
As many as 70 cases of illegal foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 1.05 crore were recovered at Champhai's Tlangsam by the Serchhip Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East) on Friday.
The deal for NJOY, one of the few e-cigarette makers whose products have clearance from federal regulators, includes an additional USD 500 million if the Food and Drug Administration authorises additional NJOY products.