。 New Delhi, Oct 13 (UNI) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized a container load of foreign brand cigarettes valued at Rs 17 crores from Mundra Port, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday. The seizure was made on October 11.
''Specific intelligence developed by officers of DRI Ahmedabad suggested that a smuggling syndicate is attempting to smuggle foreign brand cigarettes to India through Mundra Sea port. Acting on the intelligence, the container was identified and tracked,'' a statement said.
Examination of the container led to recovery of 850 cartons of "Manchester" brand cigarettes. Each carton was packed with about 10,000 cigarettes. Accordingly, a total of 85,50,000 foreign branded cigarette sticks worth Rs 17 crores were seized,' the statement added.
This is the fourth major seizure of cigarettes and e-Cigarettes by DRI Ahmedabad in this financial year. The total value of the seizures has exceeded Rs 100 crores.
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