Cigarettes Worth Rs 1.56 Crore Brought In COVID Special Train Seized At New Delhi Railway Station
Round 19 lakh cigarette sticks had been seized, an legitimate mentioned
New Delhi:
The customs preventive officers on Friday seized cigarettes price over Rs 1.five crore illegally introduced via a COVID particular teach on the New Delhi Railway Station, officers mentioned.
They mentioned 10 lakh cigarette sticks of “Particular Gold Esse” and “Tremendous narrow Esse Gentle” manufacturers had been packed in 100 cartons.
Those cartons had been recovered from a items compartment of a COVID-19 particular teach coming from Varanasi to Delhi, the officers mentioned.
But even so, round nine lakh cigarettes of a lesser recognized emblem and valued at round Rs 36 lakh had been seized from the similar teach, they mentioned.
“Those had been misdeclared and hid in 38 giant gunny baggage,” an legitimate mentioned.
The overall seizure is round 19 lakh cigarette sticks valued at round Rs 1.56 crore, he mentioned.
“An individual connected with the 2 consignments has been stuck and is being wondered. Additional investigation is in growth,” the legitimate mentioned.
The customs preventive officers had on Tuesday seized four.five lakh cigarette sticks illegally introduced in a COVID particular teach on the Outdated Delhi Railway Station.
The cigarettes, valued at Rs 40 lakh, had been seized from the products compartment of the teach.
