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Environmental Crimes Cigarettes
1. On 10.06.2019, on the basis of specific information, the officers of DRI intercepted three persons in a car at the parking area beside Satragachi Railway Station and recovered 834 number of Indian Star Tortoise. The recovered Tortoises along with the vehicle were seized. The tortoises were then handed over to Alipore Zoological Garden, Kolkata for safe custody and further necessary action at their end. Preliminary investigation reveals that the tortoises were to be smuggled out of the country through the Bangladesh border. The above said three persons were arrested.
2. On 28/29.07.2019, on the basis of specific information, the officers of DRI apprehended two persons at Sealdah Railway Station. Personal search of their baggage resulted in recovery of 4.277 Kg of Elephant Tusks. Follow-up search at two residential premises resulted in recovery of 29 assorted ivory pieces and five pieces of tiger teeth alongwith Rs. 1,48,000/- in cash. The recovered Elephant Tusks and Ivory pieces collectively weighing 11.96 Kg and five pieces of Tiger teeth were seized and three persons were arrested under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 read with the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
3. On 14.01.2020, on the basis of specific intelligence, the officers of DRI intercepted a container mounted on a trailer truck at Mundra Port. Examination of the container resulted into recovery of 666 numbers of red sanders logs totally weighing 9.64 MTs valued at Rs. 4.82 Crore and 160 pieces of Sanitaryware used for concealment of red sanders. The recovered Red Sanders along with the other goods and one trailer estimated value at around Rs. 4.89 Cr were seized and one person was arrested under the provisions of Customs Act, 1962.
1. On 03.05.2019, on the basis of specific information, the officers of DRI examined a suspicious container and recovered 30,81,600 no. of sticks of foreign origin cigarettes “GUDANG GARAM” valued at Rs. 4,62,24,000/- at Marine Tower, Chennai. The recovered cigarettes along with the cover cargo of 51452 retail packs of declared items were seized.
2. On 18.04.2019, on the basis of specific information, the officers of DRI intercepted a pickup van inside a parking place in Hooghly District, West Bengal. Search of the said vehicle resulted in recovery of 29 cartons containing 7,39,000 sticks of smuggled Cigarettes were recovered. The driver of the vehicle admitted that he was supposed to deliver the cigarettes to a godown at Kolkata. On immediate search at the said godown, several cartons of cigarettes containing 12,59,470 sticks were also recovered. The recovered 19,98,470 Sticks of Cigarettes of foreign origin valued at Rs. 1,98,44,700/- were seized alongwith two carrier vehicles and two persons were arrested.
3. On 21.06.2019, on the basis of specific information, the officers of DRI intercepted two trucks at Lucknow. Search of the said vehicles resulted in recovery of 93 bags containing 20,48,200 sticks of Foreign Origin Cigarettes along with 30 MTs. of natural rubber smoked sheets in 600 bundles that was smuggled by way of mis-declaration of the contraband as natural rubber sheets. On enquiry, three occupants of the said trucks showed the e-way bill and invoices generated for the natural rubber sheets which were being transported from Agartala to Jalandhar via Lucknow. Further, the cigarette packets and cartons did not bear the mandatory pictorial warning
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