E-Cigarette liquid smuggling operation thwarted

Jul 13, 2025

Ben Gurion Airport Customs officials arrested two suspects for importing e-cigarette liquid disguised as makeup remover while evading tax payments of 1.2 million Shekels...

Hyderabad Police busts foreign cigarette smuggling racket; 5 held

Jul 03, 2020

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 3 : Hyderabad City Police busted a racket of the illegal import and sale of foreign cigarettes. Five accused have...

DRI Mumbai seizes foreign cigarettes worth over Rs 8 crores, key syndicate members apprehended

May 27, 2024

In a crackdown on smuggling activities, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Mumbai Zonal Unit (MZU) seized a staggering 53.64 lakh foreign-branded cigarette sticks...

Hyderabad Customs foil smuggling bid, seize 1.93 kgs gold, 62,400 cigarette sticks

Jul 10, 2023

Hyderabad Customs seized 1.93 kgs. of smuggled gold valued at Rs 1.17 Crores in two different cases, and 62,400 smuggled cigarette sticks in the...

Tax arbitrage makes smuggling of cigarettes into India favorable: DRI Report

Dec 05, 2022

In order to evade the high rate of tax and cess levied on cigarettes and tobacco products as also to avoid printing of the...

Punjab man starts company to recycle cigarette butts into toys, mosquito repellants

Sep 08, 2021

Mohali (Punjab) [India], September 9 : Discarded cigarette filters--also known as butts-- are one of the most littered objects on earth and a major...