In a targeted operation, Assam Rifles seized illegal cigarettes worth Rs. 96.2 Lakhs from the Tlangsam area of Champhai district in Mizoram, officials said. Two individuals were apprehended during the operation.
Assam Rifles on Thursday recovered 69 cases and 10 loose cartons of illegal ORIS Cigarettes valued approximately at Rs 89.96 lakhs in Champhai, officials said.
In a major crackdown on smuggling activities, Assam Rifles successfully seized 170 cartons of banned foreign cigarettes during an operation near general area Chandrapur, Agartala, Tripura, according to a statement on Wednesday.
"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.
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Special police staff of the Central district on Wednesday busted a racket of smuggling cigarettes from Dubai, arrested an accused and seized 2,040 packets of cigarettes worth Rs 20 lakh.
New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): Complimenting the government and the enforcement agencies for seizing illicit cigarettes worth around Rs 412 crore in the last five months in India, FICCI's Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy (CASCADE) on Wed
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 9 (ANI): Amid the coronavirus lockdown, two police inspectors were suspended for their alleged involvement in the illegal sale of cigarettes.