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Spurt in Illegal Cigarette Seizures in India

Spurt in Illegal Cigarette Seizures in India

Sl.Date of ReportPlaceDate of SeizureValue (Rs. Lakhs)
Enforcement AgencySource
December 24, 2020KochiDecember 2338.4PoliceThe Hindu
December 23, 2020New DelhiNot given235CustomsDainik Jagran
December 22, 2020AizwalDecember 2122.10Assam RiflesNorthEast Now
December 20, 2020MuzaffarpurNot givenNot givenDRIDainik Jagran
December 18, 2020LucknowDecember 1796.67CustomsTweet - Lucknow Customs (Prev) Commissionerate
December 18, 2020KolkataDecember 1712.75CustomsTweet - Kolkata Customs
December 18, 2020Buldhana, MaharashtraNot given1.64PoliceThe Hitavada
December 17, 2020ChennaiNot given9.8CustomsZee News
December 17, 2020ChennaiDecember 16Not givenCustomsThe Times of India
December 15, 2020SilcharDecember 1410PoliceBVU Desk
December 12, 2020JaipurDecember 1112DRIPunjab Kesari
December 10, 2020JaipurDecember 952DRIThe Times of India
December 9, 2020VijaywadaDecember 85.01Task ForceThe New Indian Express
December 9, 2020SrinagarDecember 80.42Food Safety DepartmentGreater Kashmir
December 7, 2020New DelhiNovember 2619.27CustomsTweet - Delhi Airport Customs
December 7, 2020New DelhiDecember 125.70CustomsTweet - Delhi Airport Customs
December 7, 2020ImphalNot given1PoliceThe Sangai Express
December 7, 2020JaipurDecember 667DRIThe Times of India
December 7, 2020New DelhiDecember 6115CustomsThe Asian Age
December 3, 2020ChennaiDecember 2Not givenCustomsThe Hindu
December 1, 2020New DelhiNot given1000CustomsPunjab Kesari
November 21, 2020CoimbatoreNovember 21100.03DRIThe Times of India
November 18, 2020ThrissurNot given52.75CustomsTweet -Commissionerate of Customs (Preventive)
November 17, 2020LucknowNovember 172.70CustomsLucknow News
November 14, 2020Karimganj, AssamNovember 13Not givenPoliceIndia Blooms News Service
November 12, 2020CochinNot given3.36CustomsTweet-Commissionerate of Customs (Preventive)
November 5, 2020CochinNot given2.65CustomsTweet- Commissionerate of Customs (Prev), Cochin
November 5, 2020CochinNot givenNot givenCustomsTweet- Commissionerate of Customs (Prev), Cochin
November 2, 2020Navi MumbaiOctober 301400DRIHindustan Times
October 31, 2020ManipurOctober 3143Assam RiflesTweet - Assam Rifles
October 31, 2020LucknowOctober 290.28CustomsTweet - Lucknow Customs (Prev) Commissionerate
October 30, 2020Songyang Village, ManipurOctober 308Assam RiflesTweet - Assam Rifles
October 28, 2020GuwahatiOctober 27Not givenRailway PoliceGPlus
October 27, 2020Hailakandi, AssamOctober 2716PoliceThe Sentinel
October 23, 2020GuwahatiOctober 22232CustomsCustoms NER Shillong Tweet
October 23, 2020KolkataOctober 2226CustomsPrabhat Khabar
October 22, 2020NizamabadOctober 22Not givenPoliceTelangana Today
October 18, 2020DimapurOctober 15Not givenPoliceNagaland Post
October 17, 2020MizoramOctober 1648.6Assam RiflesAssam Rifles Official Tweet
October 15, 2020BengaluruOctober 1324CustomsDeccan Herald
October 13, 2020Sealdah, KolkataOctober 126CustomsTelegraph
October 12, 2020LucknowOctober 1216.8CustomsZee News
October 11, 2020HowrahNot given9.90CustomsSanmarg
October 11, 2020MizoramOctober 1085.80Assam RiflesAssam Rifles Official Tweet
October 9, 2020GuwahatiOctober 867CustomsOutlook
October 6, 2020HyderabadOctober 57CustomsTelangana Today
September 26, 2020MumbaiSeptember 2150PoliceThe Times of India
September 21, 2020HyderabadNot given26PoliceTelangana Today
September 19, 2020HyderabadNot given15PoliceThe Times of India
September 12, 2020LucknowSeptember 1213CustomsThe Times of India
September 7, 2020DimapurSeptember 760PoliceThe Morung Express
September 7, 2020KochiNot givenNot givenCustomsNDTV
September 7, 2020Champhai, MizoramSeptember 7130PoliceNorthEast News
September 7, 2020LucknowSeptember 553PoliceThe Times of India
September 1, 2020AizwalSeptember 1100PoliceKalingaTV
August 31, 2020HyderabadNot givenNot givenPoliceTelangana Today
August 28, 2020ImphalAugust 274PoliceThe Sangai Express
August 24, 2020Sahibabad, U.P.August 23250PoliceDainik Pioneer
August 23, 2020GuwahatiAugust 2234.76CustomsThe Sentinel
August 21, 2020SiliguriAugust 1950Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)Prabhat Khabar
August 18, 2020ManipurAugust 18Not givenPoliceThe NewMill
August 12, 2020GuwahatiAugust 1120CustomsThe Sentinel
August 9, 2020HyderabadNot given16PoliceThe Times of India
August 9, 2020KolkataNot given19CustomsSanmarg
August 8, 2020PuneNot given7.65PoliceThe Indian Express
August 8, 2020ImphalAugust 15.4PoliceImphal Free Press
August 3, 2020VijayawadaAugust 2Not givenPoliceThe Hindu
July 26, 2020New DelhiNot given100PoliceSarvhitbharat.com
July 24, 2020New DelhiJuly 2366.6Customslivemint
July 23, 2020New DelhiJuly 2250CustomsIndia Today
July 22, 2020ImphalJuly 22Not givenPoliceThe Sangai Express
July 17, 2020LucknowJuly 1610CustomsIndia Today
July 17, 2020ImphalJuly 16100PolicePothashang
July 11, 2020New DelhiJuly 11100.2CustomsTimesNowNews
July 9, 2020New DelhiJuly 840CustomsThe Asian Age
July 6, 2020ImphalJuly 5Not givenPoliceThe People's Chronicle
July 5, 2020ManipurJuly 4Not givenPoliceDailyhunt
July 4, 2020HyderabadJuly 3100.3PoliceThe New Indian Express
July 3, 2020ImphalNot givenNot givenPoliceEastMojo
July 3, 2020BhopalNot given27,000DGGIThe Times of India
June 29, 2020Raipur, ChhattisgarhJune 2818Railway PoliceThe Hitavada
June 28, 2020KolkataNot given11.62PoliceSanmarg
June 27, 2020ImphalJune 25Not givenPoliceThe Sangai Express
June 23, 2020Rayagada, OdishaJune 2320PoliceKalingaTV
June 19, 2020ImphalJune 18Not givenPoliceThe Sangai Express
June 16, 2020New DelhiJune 15Not givenEnforcement AgenciesMail Today
June 15, 2020KolkataJune 14174CustomsSanmarg
June 13, 2020HyderabadNot given12PoliceTelangana Today
June 13, 2020KolkataNot given47.42CustomsSanmarg
June 12, 2020MumbaiJune 101200Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)Hindustan Times
June 11, 2020Alipurduar, West BengalJune 1015PoliceOutlook
June 2, 2020KolkataMay 419.5CustomsSanmarg
May 25, 2020VijayawadaMay 24300Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)The New Indian Express
May 11, 2020ImphalNot given1.98PoliceThe Sangai Express
May 10, 2020ImphalNot givenNot givenPoliceUnited News of India
May 9, 2020MumbaiMay 7Not givenPoliceThe Hindu
May 5, 2020HyderabadNot givenNot givenPoliceThe Times of India
April 22, 2020ManipurAprill 2254PoliceThe Sangai Express
March 17, 2020JaipurMarch 168.84Railway PoliceDainik Bhaskar
March 11, 2020HyderabadNot given0.90PoliceTelangana Today
March 3, 2020GuwahatiMarch 213.24Railway PolicePurvanchal Prahari
February 25, 2020ImphalFebruary 248PoliceThe Sangai Express
February 23, 2020AurangabadFebruary 2141.47PoliceThe Times of India
February 18, 2020GuwahatiFebruary 1714PoliceSentinel
February 17, 2020GhaziabadNot given4PoliceDainik Pioneer
February 13, 2020RanchiNot given13.68PoliceThe Pioneer
February 11, 2020PatnaFebruary 10100PoliceNew Indian Express
February 10, 2020ChennaiFebruary 94.7CustomsAsian News International (ANI)
January 27, 2020Nilambur, KeralaJanuary 260.25PoliceMathrubhumi
January 25, 2020HyderabadJanuary 246PoliceDailyhunt
January 22, 2020New DelhiJanuary 240.80 - 1.00PoliceVirath Vaibhav
January 13, 2020Mancherial, TelanganaJanuary 124PoliceTelangana Today
December 22, 2019ChennaiDecember 210.57CustomsDeccan Chronicle
December 7, 2019Amingaon, AssamDecember 750PoliceDY365
November 23, 2019ChennaiNovember 22Not givenCustomsDeccan Chronicle
November 21, 2019MumbaiNovember1920PoliceFree Press Journal
November 14, 2019BengaluruNovember 12150CustomsThe Times of India
November 14, 2019BengaluruNovember 12100Railway PoliceThe New Indian Express
November 13, 2019ChennaiNovember 11700Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)Millennium Post
November 11, 2019HyderabadNovember 88.51CustomsThe Hindu
November 4, 2019MangaluruOctober 296.23CustomsThe Times of India
October 23, 2019JaipurOctober 225.60CustomsThe Times of India
October 21, 2019JaipurOctober 216.30CustomsThe Times of India
October 16, 2019ChennaiOctober 150.81CustomsThe New Indian Express
October 15, 2019BhubaneswarOctober 1512DRIOdisha Sun Times
October 14, 2019New DelhiOctober 1325Railway PoliceNavodaya Times
October 10, 2019Coimbatore, Tamil NaduOctober 869.93DRIThe Hindu
October 7, 2019Tengnoupa, ManipurOctober 76PoliceThe Sangai Express
October 6, 2019HyderabadNot given7PoliceThe Hans India
October 4, 2019ChennaiFriday 40.64CustomsThe Times of India
September 24, 2019SiliguriNot givenNot givenRailway Protection ForceUnited News of India
September 13, 2019New DelhiSeptember 1273CustomsHindustan Times
September 13, 2019KolkataNot given269DRIThe Telegraph
September 5, 2019GuwahatiNot givenNot givenRailway Protection ForceThe Assam Tribune
September 4, 2019BengaluruAugust 2954CustomsBusiness Standard
September 3, 2019GorakhpurSeptember 152.50CustomsAmar Ujala
August 31, 2019ImphalAugust 28600PoliceNagaland Post
August 30, 2019ChennaiAugust 290.16CustomsDeccan Chronicle
August 27, 2019KanpurAugust 26Not givenCustomsHindustan
August 25, 2019ChennaiAugust 240.29CustomsDeccan Chronicle
August 23, 2019VijayawadaAugust 2210PoliceThe Hans India
August 22, 2019ChennaiAugust 190.56CustomsDeccan Chronicle
August 21, 2019GuwahatiAugust 205.5PoliceNorthEast Now
August 19, 2019HyderabadAugust 182PoliceTelangana Today
August 15, 2019ChennaiAugust 1419CustomsDeccan Chronicle
August 14, 2019HyderabadAugust 1221Air Intelligence UnitDeccan Chronicle
August 12, 2019Sealdah, KolkataNot given25CustomsSanmarg
July 25, 2019KolkataNot given162DRIDeccan Chronicle
July 24, 2019ChennaiJuly 220.75CustomsDeccan Chronicle
July 23, 2019SiliguriJuly 22100DRIOutlook
July 20, 2019BengaluruJuly 1960CustomsThe Times of India
July 14, 2019ChennaiJuly 12Not givenCustomsDeccan Chronicle
July 11, 2019PuneNot given14.40CustomsMidday
July 3, 2019BengaluruJune 28200CustomsThe Times of India
June 30, 2019VadodaraNot given5.27Policedailyhunt
June 24, 2019Lucknow22th June300.7DRIHindustan Times
June 23, 2019Srinagar22th JuneNot givenPoliceThe Tribune
June 18, 2019Indore17th June2.65PoliceDainik Bhaskar
June 18, 2019Pune17th June9.19PoliceThe Times of India
June 14, 2019Surat13th June55DRIThe Times of India
June 12, 2019Bengaluru8th June150CustomsDeccan Herald
June 11, 2019Mumbai10th June100DRIHindustan Times
May 18, 2019New Delhi16th May26.73CustomsThe Pioneer
May 16, 2019Guwahati15th May4.3PoliceBusiness Standard
May 8, 2019Chennai2nd May450DRIThe Asian Age
May 5, 2019Chandigarh4th May15PoliceHindustan Times
May 4, 2019PuneNot reportedNot givenPoliceUnited News of India
April 30, 2019Lucknow29th April60CustomsDainik Jagran
April 22, 2019Chennai20th April1.44CustomsThe Times of India
April 20, 2019Kolkata17th April213DRIBusiness Standard
April 9, 2019Chennai7th April0.28CustomsDeccan Chronicle
April 1, 2019Guwahati31st March21Railway Protection ForceThe Sentinel
March 27, 2019Guwahati25th MarchNot givenRailway PoliceThe Sentinel
March 26, 2019Guwahati26th March100CustomsBusiness Standard
March 16, 2019Howrah15th March7.36CustomsSanmarg
March 15, 2019Muzaffarpur, Bihar14th March525DRIUnited News of India
March 14, 2019Hyderabad13th MarchNot givenCustomsNew Indian Express
March 14, 2019Kishanganj, UP13th March30CustomsLive Hindustan
March 10, 2019Lucknow9th March12CustomsDainik Jagran
March 9, 2019Chennai8th March2.5CustomsDeccan Chronicle
March 6, 2019Guwahati4th MarchNot givenPoliceThe Sentinel
February 25, 2019Lucknow24th February15CustomsDainik Jagran
February 20, 2019Mangaluru17th February1.44CustomsThe Times of India
February 18, 2019Lucknow18th February20CustomsHindustan Live
February 14, 2019Kanpur13th February50CustomsHindustan
February 7, 2019Mumbai5th February1700DRIThe Times of India
February 4, 2019Kochi4th FebruaryNot givenAir Intelligence UnitThe Times of India
February 4, 2019New Delhi4th FebruaryNot givenCustomsNDTV
January 21, 2019Guwahati19th January18PoliceThe Sentinel
January 20. 2019New Delhi18th January8PoliceNavbharat Times
January 14, 2019Ghaziabad13th January1100PoliceDainik Jagran
December 31, 2018Patna31st December119DRIBusiness Standard
December 17, 2018VijayawadaNot Reported15PoliceThe Times of India
December 17, 2018Mumbai15th December330PoliceMumbai Mirror
December 12, 2018Chennai11th December0.74CustomsThe Times of India
December 8, 2018Chennai5th December0.36Air Intelligence UnitThe New Indian Express
December 5, 2018Dibrugarh, Assam4th December76DRIDainik Jagran
December 4, 2018Chennai3rd December1.5PoliceThe Times of India
November 29, 2018GuwahatiNot Reported398DRIGPlus
November 5, 2018Trichy Airport4th November10Air Intelligence UnitThe Times of India
November 2, 2018Guwahati31st October559DRIHindustan Times
October 19, 2018Vasco, Goa17th October200DRIThe Navhind Times
October 12, 2018Mohali11th October0.75CustomsThe Times of India
September 30, 2018Chennai29th September423DRIThe Hindu
September 27, 2018New Jalpaiguri station, Siliguri26th September3.45Railway PoliceDainik Jagaran
September 18, 2018Bengaluru17th September5PoliceDeccan Chronicle
September 15, 2018Haldia Dock, West BengalNot Reported186DRIbinj.in
September 13, 2018Mumbai9th SeptemberNot givenDRIThe Indian Express
September 12, 2018Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh11th September6.22Commissioner’s Task Force (CTF)The New Indian Express
September 8, 2018Assam7th SeptemberNot givenPoliceIndia Blooms
September 4, 2018Bengal3rd September44Customs (Preventive & Intelligence Wing)United News of India
August 31, 2018KolkataNot Reported12.38CustomsSanmarg
August 30, 2018Mumbai28th August21DRIDNA
August 22, 2018MumbaiNot Reported100DRIThe Asian Age
August 4, 2018Patna3rd August64DRIHindustan
July 30, 2018Pandhurna, Madhya Pradesh29th July10000Central Excise DepartmentThe Hitavada
July 28, 2018New Delhi26th July20PoliceThe Times of India
July 25, 2018Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu24th July2PoliceThe Hindu
May 31, 2018Kolkata31st May36Airport OfficialsThe Telegraph
May 20, 2018Chennai18th MayNot givenPoliceThe New Indian Express
May 12, 2018Thane (Rural), MumbaiNot Reported1.52PoliceThe Afternoon
May 7, 2018KochiNot Reported0.33CustomsThe Times of India
April 25, 2018KolkataNot Reported155 DRIIndia Today
March 25, 2018Delhi23rd March10Delhi State Tobacco Control CellThe Asian Age
March 19, 2018Kolkata18th March5CustomsThe Telegraph
March 10, 2018PuneNot Reported4.6PoliceSakal Times
February 21, 2018Bengaluru20th February4Airport (KIA) OfficialsThe Indian Express
February 13, 2018Ahmedabad12th February144DRIThe Indian Express
February 9, 2018VadodaraNot Reported0.25Detection of Crime Branch
(DCB)		The Times of India
February 2, 2018ChennaiNot Reported900CustomsThe Times of India
January 27, 2018Coimbatore26th JanuaryNot givenCustomsDaily Thanthi
January 13, 2018Patna13th January65Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and RPFThe Times of India
January 12, 2018Guntur11th January60DRIBusiness Standard
January 6, 2018Kolkata5th January16CustomsThe Telegraph
January 3, 2018Mumbai1st January600DRIThe Times of India
December 22, 2017Srinagar, J&K21st December2Drug and Food Control Department (DFCO)Greater Kashmir
December 20, 2017Mapusa, Goa18th December6Legal MetrologyThe Times of India
December 16, 2017Hyderabad15th December65.96DRIBusiness Standard
December 12, 2017Panaji11th December15CustomsUnited News of India
December 3, 2017Hyderabad2nd December633DRIThe Asian Age
December 1, 2017Kochi1st December2.18CustomsNews Today
November 22, 2017Guwahati21st November4Railway PoliceThe Sentinel
November 18, 2017VijayawadaNot Reported525DRIThe Hindu
October 28, 2017Mumbai27th October690DRIThe Hindu
September 1, 2017Banswara, Rajasthan31st August136DRIThe Indian Express
August 15, 2017
Hyderabad14th August19PoliceThe Hindu
August 3, 2017VadodaraNot reported0.89Crime BranchThe Times of India
June 23, 2017Varanasi22nd June30DRIThe Times of India
June 8, 2017Guwahati7th June40PoliceThe Assam Tribune
May 26, 2017
Panaji26th May50.40DRIBusiness Standard
May 21, 2017NashikNot Reported13.34PoliceThe Times of India
May 15, 2017Margao, Goa12th May1.61PoliceThe Navhind Times
May 12, 2017Margao, Goa11th May1PoliceThe Times of India
April 11, 2017Canacona, Goa10th April2.5PoliceThe Times of India
April 3, 2017Assam2016-17428CustomsThe Assam Tribune
March 19, 2017Coimbatore17th March10.38CustomsThe Times of India
March 17, 2017Coimbatore15th March38.65CustomsThe Times of India
March 5, 2017Noida3rd March1500DRIThe Times of India
January 31, 2017Mumbai30th January220DRIHindustan Times
January 4, 2017Chandigarh3rd JanuaryNot givenState Tobacco Control & Police Depts.The Indian Express
December 21, 2016Madurai20th Dec163DRIThe Times of India
December 19, 2016New Delhi17th Dec1000DRINewsx Bureau
December 10, 2016Ahmedabad8th Dec180DRIThe Times of India
October 21, 2016Jaipur19th Oct11.69CustomsThe Times of India
October 11, 2016Mumbai6th & 8th Oct22Air Intelligence Unit, Mumbai Airport Customs
Mumbai Mirror
September 7, 2016Kochi13th Sept220DRIDeccan Chronicle
September 5, 2016Noida3rd Sept700DRIBusiness Standard
August 25, 2016ChennaiNot Reported700DRIBusiness Standard
August 18, 2016Gulf of Kutch17th Aug150DRIAhmedabad Mirror
August 14, 2016Kochi13th Aug40PoliceDeccan Chronicle
July 31, 2016Delhi30th July750DRIThe Hindu
March 12, 2016Patna9th &12th March138DRIThe Times of India
February 25, 2016Panaji, Goa24th Feb236 CustomsThe Times of India
February 11, 2016Chennai11th Feb383DRIBusiness Standard
February 3, 2016Bengaluru30th Jan137CustomsDeccan Herald
January 30, 2016Chennai27th Jan194DRIThe New Indian Express
January 3, 2016Kochi3rd Jan900DRIThe New Indian Express
January 2, 2016Delhi31st Dec1500DRIThe Financial Express
December 31, 2015
Krishnapatnam Port, AP28th Dec892DRIThe Times of India
December 23, 2015Kochi23rd Dec158CustomsThe Indian Express
December 16, 2015
Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu15th Dec132CustomsThe Hindu
December 12, 2015Bengaluru10th Dec25CustomsThe Hindu
December 04, 2015Guwahati1st Dec9CustomsThe Shillong Times
November 19, 2015Delhi12th Nov50Trade & Taxes Department, DelhThe Hindu
November 16, 2015Gujarat1st week
of Nov		600DRIThe Times of India
November 09, 2015Coimbatore8th Nov6Customs
The Times of India
November 02, 2015Chennai30th Oct216DRIThe New Indian Express
October 28, 2015Hyderabad13th Oct51DRIDeccan Herald
July 30, 2015MumbaiNot Reported424DRIIndia Today
July 13, 2015Coimbatore12th July32.7DRIThe Hindu
July 06, 2015GujaratNot Reported2479DRIThe Times of India
June 26, 2015Gujarat25th June100North West Command,
Indian Coast Guard
Times News Network
June 25, 2015Nhava ShevaNot Reported65Central Intelligence UnitWebIndia123.com
March 30, 2015GujaratNot Reported2329DRIThe Indian Express
March 29, 2015Moradabad26th March1500DRIThe Times of India

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