The Hyderabad unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Thursday busted a major racket after it intercepted five consignments of unaccompanied baggage (baggage shipped as cargo) of African nationals originating from Lagos Airport in Nigeria at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in the city.
"The goods were declared as edible food stuff and personal items and weighed around 10 tons. The total value of the consignment declared to customs was around Rs 1.3 lakh. On thorough inspection of baggage, the DRI officers found a variety of items, including noodles, cosmetics, palm oil, beef, dried fish, meat and beverages, including alcohol such as whiskey, beer, gin etc, in huge commercial quantity," the DRI said in a press release.
The authorities added that these items are not allowed to be imported as baggage as per the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 and Customs Act, 1962.
"The statements of the claimants revealed that they were grossly undervaluing the goods to evade the customs duty and also using the unaccompanied baggage to avoid regulatory permissions such as Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Plant Quarantine, Animal Quarantine, State Excise, Legal Metrology etc that are mandated for entry of goods into India," the DRI stated.
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"The goods were declared as edible food stuff and personal items and weighed around 10 tons. The total value of the consignment declared to customs was around Rs 1.3 lakh. On thorough inspection of baggage, the DRI officers found a variety of items, including noodles, cosmetics, palm oil, beef, dried fish, meat and beverages, including alcohol such as whiskey, beer, gin etc, in huge commercial quantity," the DRI said in a press release.
The authorities added that these items are not allowed to be imported as baggage as per the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 and Customs Act, 1962.
"The statements of the claimants revealed that they were grossly undervaluing the goods to evade the customs duty and also using the unaccompanied baggage to avoid regulatory permissions such as Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Plant Quarantine, Animal Quarantine, State Excise, Legal Metrology etc that are mandated for entry of goods into India," the DRI stated.
26/07/19 News Minute
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