Kapilvastu, Feb. 26 -- Dried fish are being imported in high quantities paying reduced duties through Krishnanagar customs, allegedly in collusion between traders and officials.

Traders have been underreporting quantities on invoices to avoid higher taxes.

Since importing dried fish incurs significant customs duties, some traders resort to illegal importation or falsifying bills, leading to massive revenue leakage.

Recent incidents highlight this issue.

On January 17, an Indian mini truck passed customs clearance and was found carrying 200 kilograms of dried fish more than than declared.

Krishnanagar police seized 205 kg of smuggled dried fish from the truck driven by Shiva Shankar Rai, 45, of Uttar Pradesh, India.

The customs bill ...