Customs officials seized about 3,90,000 cigarette sticks of 'Paris & Midland Black' brands (foreign cigarettes) worth nearly Rs 38.90 lakh while being transported unauthorisedly near Visakhapatnam railway station here on Saturday.
In yet another success in its crusade against smuggling activities, the Serchhip Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles recovered 77 Cases of Foreign origin Cigarettes worth Rs 1.155 Crore near Melbuk Xg at Zokhawthar on Wednesday, according to an official statement.
DRI Raipur unit had received a tip off that a huge quantity of foreign cigarettes was being transported in a truck. Acting on the information, surveillance was increased for the suspected truck. The officials stopped the truck near Raipur and searched it.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 1 (ANI): Chittagong Custom House in Bangladesh on Monday seized 1.5 crore sticks of foreign cigarettes exported by China under false pretences, reported local media.
Champhai (Mizoram) [India], September 24 (ANI): The Assam Rifle seized a huge quantity of foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 20.80 lakh in Mizoram's Champhai district on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Businessman Harpreet Singh Talwar, arrested in connection with the foreign cigarettes smuggling seizure case, has been sent to 14-day judicial custody.
New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Sunday intercepted and seized 21,60,000 cigarette sticks of foreign origin worth over Rs 4.75 crores at a Container Freight Station (CFS) near Nhava Sheva Port in Mumbai.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 6 (ANI): Officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized more than one lakh smuggled foreign-brands cigarettes sticks worth Rs 20 lakh, the DRI said on Saturday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 5 (ANI): The Hyderabad police on Sunday seized banned gutka, chewing Tobacco products and foreign cigarettes worth Rs 10 lakh from the possession of two persons from two different areas of the city.