Imported cigarettes worth Rs 1.62 cr seized in West Bengal, Assam; Three Arrested.
DRI personnel had first intercepted a container truck on the outskirts of Siliguri and recovered over 10.43 lakh cigarette sticks worth Rs 1.04 crore.
KOLKATA: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized illegally imported cigarettes worth Rs 1.62 crore from West Bengal and Assam and arrested three persons in this connection, a statement issued by the agency said on Wednesday.
The consignment was smuggled from Myanmar to India through the porous international border in Manipur, it said.
“DRI strikes at multiple locations to bust the syndicate engaged in smuggling of huge quantities of foreign cigarettes.
“A total of 16.27 lakh sticks (cigarettes) have been seized from three different places in Siliguri, Kolkata and Guwahati, cumulatively valued at Rs 1.62 crore. Three persons have been arrested,” the statement said.
Acting on a tip-off, the DRI personnel had first intercepted a container truck on the outskirts of Siliguri on Sunday and recovered over 10.43 lakh cigarette sticks worth Rs 1.04 crore.
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