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The Israel Tax Authority reported that Moshe Rosen, a resident of Ashdod, was arrested on suspicion of operating a smuggling and distribution system of electronic cigarettes from the territories of the Palestinian Authority to the territory of the State of Israel.
"On 25.06.2024, Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone III carried out destruction of 10,000 kgs of confiscated/seized cigarettes ( 74 lakh sticks approx), e-cigarettes & Tobacco/Gutkha, valued at Rs. 10.60 crore at facility of Mumbai Waste Management Limited, Taloja," Mumbai custo
Ramping up its 'trash balloon operations' across the border, North Korea sent 600 more trash-filled balloons to South Korea, leaving bits of paper, cloth, and cigarette butts scattered over the nation, CNN reported on Sunday citing Seoul officials.
She also mentioned that people smoking cigarettes and throwing their buds in the forest area, which gets dry during summers is also one of the factors in increasing forest fires.
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In a crackdown on smuggling activities, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Mumbai Zonal Unit (MZU) seized a staggering 53.64 lakh foreign-branded cigarette sticks worth more than Rs 8 crores.
A man was arrested in Agartala for allegedly killing a tea seller after an altercation, which took a violent turn after the latter refused to serve him tea and cigarettes citing the 'dues' that he had run up with him.
The E-Cigarettes were concealed in the garb of hair accessories. Import of e-cigarettes is prohibited under the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (PMIETSDSA) Act, 2019.
"We found 267 cartons of illegal cigarettes worth more than Rs.2.15 crores. We suspect that this is an illegal network. We have arrested 3 people who are natives of Bihar," said K Muralidhar, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Lb Nagar and Maheshwaram Zone.
According to the indictment filed by the Tax Authority, the accused was at the head of a number of smuggling incidents that took place between August 2023 and January 2024.