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and other details as prescribed under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA). Thus, 20,48,200 Sticks of Foreign Origin Cigarettes along with 30 MTs. of Natural Rubber smoked sheets and two trucks, collectively valued at Rs. 3.68 Crore were seized and three persons were arrested under provisions of Customs Act, 1962
4. On 24.04.2019, on the basis of specific information, the officers of DRI conducted searches at the premises of different transporters and godowns located at Chandni Chowk and Azad Market, Delhi. In the search 24,27,440 sticks of Cigarettes of various foreign brands viz., Black Djarum, PRIS, Esse Lights were recovered. The recovered 24,27,440 Sticks of cigarettes having market value Rs. 3.16 Crores have been seized.
FICN
1. On 13.01.2020, on the basis of specific intelligence, the officers of DRI apprehended one person in TajBagh area, Nagpur. Search of the said person resulted in a recovery of FICN having face value of Rs. 13,67,500/- (Rs. 2000/- x 386 notes and Rs. 500/-x 1191 notes). During follow-up searches three persons who had come to receive the FICN were apprehended and from their possession FICN having face value Rs. 89,000/- (Rs. 500/- x 178 notes) were recovered on 15.01.2020. Simultaneous operation was conducted by DRI, Indore Zonal Unit, which resulted in recovery of FICN having face value of Rs. 4,18,000/- (Rs. 2000/- x 190 notes, Rs. 500/- x 76 notes) from the residence of one of these three persons in Dhar, M.P on 15.01.2020. The said FICN is suspected to be smuggled from Bangladesh. The recovered FICN of face value Rs. 18,74,500/- were seized and four persons were arrested under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.
2. On 02.11.2019, on the basis of specific intelligence from DRI the officers of DRI apprehended one person hailing from Kishanganj, Bihar from Bidhannagar area, Siliguri. Search of his person resulted in a recovery of 60 pieces of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of denomination Rs. 2,000/- having a total face value of Rs. 1,20,000/-. The recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes were seized and one person was arrested under the provisions of Customs Act 1962.
Commercial Frauds
1. On the basis of specific intelligence, DRI initiated investigations against some importers for wrongly availing concessional benefit of S.NO. 448 A-F of Notification No. 50/2017-Cus dated 30.06.2017 as amended and paying the BCD @7.5% instead of appropriate BCD @15% on imports of automotive engines, automotive engine parts and automotive crank shafts falling under CTH 8407/8408/8409/84831091/8431092 pertaining to vehicles of CTH 8702/8703/8704/871. Acting upon the above said intelligence, investigation was initiated as a result of which the importers admitted to the duty liability and paid the differential duty along with interest an amount of Rs. 8.26 Crores.
2. On the basis of specific intelligence, DRI initiated investigation against certain importers for importing substandard ‘Secondary Cold Rolled Grain Oriented (CRGO) Sheets’ which was prohibited vide CBEC’s instructions dated 09.07.2014 issued under F.No. 450/71/2014-Cus-IV read with Steel and Steel products (Quality Controls) order and ministry of Steels’s Circular No. F.No. S.O. 3011(E) dated 01.10.2013 from European countries through Mumbai and Chennai ports by mis declaring the same as ‘Prime’ and accompanying the said consignments
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