Rs 460 Crores Worth of Drugs, Foreign Cigarettes, and Contraband destroyed in fight against illegal importation of Contraband goods

As part of #SpecialCampaign4.0 of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Ministry of Finance and in continuation of fight against illegal importation of contraband goods, Delhi Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate and Customs (Airport and General) Commissionerate jointly destroyed a total of around 49 Lakhs cigarettes of foreign origin, around 73 Kgs of NDPS drugs (Heroin, Cocaine, Ganja, Charas, etc), Gutkha/ Pan Masala and eCigarettes.

Value of destroyed Drugs, Cigarettes etc. is Rs 460 Crores approx. These goods were seized by the Customs department for violation of Customs Act, NDPS Act and the Cigarette and other Tobacco Products Act.

The destruction process was carried out on 25th October, 2024 in a safe and non-hazardous manner at a waste management facility at Delhi in presence of Smt Harbinder Kaur Prasad, Commissioner of Delhi Customs Preventive Commissionerate and Sh Vishal Pal Singh, Commissioner of Customs (Airport and General) Commissionerate.

Destruction of contraband under SpecialCampaign4.0: customs removed seized illegal cigarettes, narcotics and tobacco products lawfully. Under SpecialCampaign4.0, Delhi Customs conducted a safe, non hazardous destruction on 25 October 2024 at a waste management facility of seized foreign cigarettes, narcotic drugs (heroin, cocaine, ganja, charas) and banned tobacco preparations including gutkha, pan masala and e cigarettes. The goods had been seized for violations of customs, narcotics and tobacco laws, and senior customs commissioners attended the disposal as part of anti smuggling enforcement.