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Illegal Cigarette Seizures

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Illegal Cigarette Seizures

Illegal Cigarette trade comprising international smuggled and locally manufactured tax-evaded cigarettes accounts for as much as 1/4th of the Cigarette Industry in India. According to Euromonitor International, India is the 4th largest illegal cigarette market in the world.

There is widespread and growing presence of illegal cigarettes throughout the country. In fact, the World Customs Organization (WCO) in its Illicit Trade Report, published in December 2016, underlines the growing smuggled cigarette trade in India. The Report states that “…Intelligence input and seizures made by Indian Customs indicate that smuggling of cigarettes in cargo, in baggage and in express shipments has increased considerably…”

Enforcement and surveillance efforts of the Govt. have led to increased seizures. However, the reported seizures are only the tip of the iceberg of a much larger operation, as for every seizure dozens of consignments escape any surveillance.

Here is a list of Media reports on the seizure of illegal cigarettes from across the country.

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  • 7 Jan
    2021

    Cigarette and Tobacco Bill Draconian, says Industry [The Economic Times]

  • 29 Dec
    2020

    Gold, drones, cigarettes worth Rs 47.8 lakh seized at Chennai airport; one arrested [ZeeNews]

  • 29 Dec
    2020

    ‘DRI seized illicit cigarettes worthRs.45 cr & gold worth Rs.275 cr in last 9 months’ [Milennium Post]

  • 27 Dec
    2020

    Contraband worth over Rs 4.84 cr seized under NFR this year [UNI]

  • 24 Dec
    2020

    Cigarettes worth Rs 38.4 lakh seized [The Hindu]

  • 23 Dec
    2020

    Customs seizes foreign cigarettes worth more than Rs. 2 crore [Dainik Jagran]

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