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December 26, 2024 10:51 AM

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DRI seizes major foreign cigarette consignment and arrests two in Bihar

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested two persons and seized a major consignment of foreign cigarettes in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The seized item is valued at 1.5 crore rupees in the international market. DRI received specific intelligence about the smuggling of cigarettes from Myanmar. Accordingly, they have laid a trap at the Gaighat toll plaza on National Highway 57.  The cigarettes were concealed amid bamboo loaded in the container. The substance originated from Myanmar and entered Indian territory via the Arunachal Pradesh’s border.