DRI seizes 50,000 foreign cigarettes worth Rs 10 lakh from Bhubaneswar Airport

Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized foreign cigarettes worth Rs 10 lakh from the Bhubaneswar Airport.

According to information, the cigarettes were brought from Dubai. A man identified as Sarabjit Singh has been detained and is being enquired in this relation.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence had caught Sarabjit Singh and handed him to the Customs Department for further enquiry and investigation.

The price of the foreign branded cigarettes have been estimated to be over Rs 10 lakh.

In another major seize from Bhubaneswar Airport, the Customs Department had seized of rare species of reptiles on March 29, said reliable reports.

According to reports monitor lizards, snakes and tortoise were seized from Bhubaneswar airport. At the Biju Patnaik International in the arrivals from Hongkong the Customs Department intercepted one person.

The youth had brought nine rare snakes, ten rare garden lizards and 12 rare tortoise in his luggage for sale. The youth was caught by the Customs Department during the check.

The youth has been identified as Shankar Murugan from Tamil Nadu. Following the reptile seize at Bhubaneswar Airports, the Customs Department has seized his passport. From the information available, the rare reptiles were brought to Bhubaneswar for sale in various places in Odisha.

It is worth mentioning that, the initial investigation has revealed that the entire seize is linked to a businessman in the Patia area. The Forest Department is investigating who brought them to Bhubaneswar and why.