3 crore of foreign cigarettes 3 arrested
Customs officials have seized over 10 lakh cigarettes worth Rs 2 crore that was smuggled from Bangladesh and Myanmar to Bengluru. The cigarettes were stored in three godowns in the city market. A Benguluru resident has been taken into custody. A Ramana Reddy, additional commissioner, city customs Commissionerate, said a man who was trading foreign cigarettes was detained on June 8 and three godowns in the city market area were raided on June 28. More than 16 brands of international cigarettes worth Rs 2 crore were found there. These cigarettes were illegally sold in pubs, bars and other high-end outlets.
Related Posts
Eight men are arrested after terror probe uncovered ‘crime syndicate accused of smuggling 475,000 packets of cigarettes into Australia’.
Eight men have been arrested after a anti-terrorism detectives uncovered an...
Chinese woman illegally crossed Canada-U.S. border with $38K in gold bars: authorities
TORONTO -- A Chinese woman was arrested after allegedly entering the United...
Hike in taxes on Tobacco will encourage smuggling
Reports about hike in duty on tobacco products may not persuade many to give up...
The true cost of cheap tobacco on the streets of Plymouth
TOBACCO smuggling is supporting criminality in the city and "robbing taxpayers of...

