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DRI seizes foreign fags worth Rs 18.2 cr

Chennai, June 24 (UNI) In a major haul, officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
(DRI) have seized over 92 lakh illegally-smuggled cigarettes of foreign origin worth
Rs. 18.2 crore in Chennai on Monday evening.
A PIB release today said acting on a specific intelligence that cigarettes of foreign origin
are being smuggled into India from Dubai under the guise of “Bathroom and sanitary fittings”,
the DRI Chennai Zonal Unit officers, held a container bound to J-Matadee FTWZ.
Detailed examination revealed that the goods in the container were mis-declared and it
contained 92.1 lakh sticks of foreign origin cigarettes of various brands such as ‘Manchester
United Kingdom’, ‘Manchester United Kingdom Special Edition’ and ‘Mac Ice Superslims
cool blast’, instead of the declared goods.
The value of the cigarettes is Rs 18.2 crore (approx).
Further, the cigarettes do not comply with the packaging and labelling requirements as per
the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003, including the absence of
statutory health warnings.
The contraband has been seized under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.
Further investigation is under progress.
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