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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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  • 8 Apr
    2021

    Heroin worth Rs 1,18,84,000 & foreign cigarettes worth Rs 15,60,000 recovered in Mizoram [NorthEast Now]

  • 7 Apr
    2021

    Tobacco growers worried as COVID-19 second wave induces price correction [The Hindu]

  • 1 Apr
    2021

    Smuggler conceals gold in face mask, held at Chennai airport [NDTV]

  • 31 Mar
    2021

    Smuggled Myanmar cigarettes worth lakhs seized at Maulkawi [The Sentinel]

  • 28 Mar
    2021

    Foreign cigarettes seized from New Bongaigaon Railway Station [Purbanchal Prahri]

  • 26 Mar
    2021

    ‘Majority smokers against plan to ban sale of loose cigarettes’ [Millennium Post]

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  • NCCD Hike will incentivize Illegal Cigarette Trade: TII
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