Guwahati (Assam), Nov. 9 -- : The Customs department on Tuesday seized 4,93,400 sticks of foreign cigarettes valued at Rs 98.68 lakh in Guwahati through two consecutive operations.
Based on specific intelligence gathered regarding the transportation of smuggled cigarettes of foreign origin through couriers, the Customs department, Guwahati received the information on Tuesday that a consignment of cigarettes of foreign origin had been booked at Blue Dart Express Ltd., located near the junction of Zoo Road and Ambikagiri Nagar.
"A customs team immediately proceeded to the said location and identified the specific consignment containing the cigarette packages as per the AWB number received. A total of 5 packages had been booked under the sai...