Customs seize smuggled foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 68 lakhs in Guwahati
Nov 05, 2024
Guwahati (Assam) [India], November 5 : Customs officers seized six cartons of smuggled foreign-origin cigarettes from Blue Dart Courier Hub, Abhoyapur, Guwahati on Tuesday.
"Officers of DPF, Guwahati, on 05-11-24, seized 6 repacked cartons of smuggled foreign origin cigarettes of the brand "Esse Light Super Slim - South Korea", valued at Rs 68.80 lakhs, from Blue Dart Courier Hub, Abhoyapur, Guwahati," the Customs posted on X.
More information is awaited.
In October, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) and Delhi Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate and Customs (Airport and General) Commissionerate had jointly destroyed a total of around 49 lakhs cigarettes of foreign origin, around 73 Kgs of NDPS drugs, gutkha/ pan masala and e-cigarettes as part of Special Campaign, 4.0, as per an official release.
These goods, valued at approx Rs 460 crores, were seized by the Customs Department for violation of the Customs Act, NDPS Act and the Cigarette and other Tobacco Products Act.
