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Furthermore, the trend analysis of the modus adopted shows that 65 per cent of the seizures made of cigarettes by DRI were from container concealment, 23 per
cent from vehicles, 5 per cent from air cargo and courier, while town seizures contributed to 7 per cent of the total seizures.
Figure 3: Modus Operandi of Smuggled Cigarettes seized by DRI
Brand-wise analysis of cigarettes smuggled into India and seized by the DRI is graphically represented below:
Figure 4: Brand-wise analysis of smuggled cigarettes seized by DRI in 2020-21
Apart from the Myanmar- India border, the smuggling kingpins based in Dubai carry out major operations through sea route. Dubai continues to be a major transit point from where cigarette-concealed consignments are shipped to India. As per reports, though illicit cigarettes are reportedly manufactured in Indonesia and Malaysia, the consignments are initially shipped to Dubai from southeast Asia and then re-routed to India. At present, Myanmar and