BENGALURU: A total of 7.3 lakh cigarette sticks, smuggled by flyers into Bengaluru from West Asia and Thailand, were mass destroyed by Bengaluru Airport Customs officials on Friday. The total worth of the cigarettes was nearly Rs 1.46 crore. The destruction was carried out all day at an incinerator at Bangalore Eco Park Pvt Ltd in Nelamangala, which has been certified by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board for the purpose.
Cigarettes worth Rs 1.46 crore seized at KIA incinerated
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