<h1>Agency seizes 83,520 firecrackers misdeclared as engineering goods, Rs.5.01 crore seized; four arrested under ITC (HS) and Explosive Rules, 2008</h1> A law enforcement agency intercepted two 40-foot containers at a southern port containing 83,520 Chinese firecrackers misdeclared as engineering goods, seized contraband valued at Rs.5.01 crore and ancillary goods, and arrested four suspects who were remanded to judicial custody. Investigators allege breaches of foreign trade and safety laws, including misclassification under the ITC (HS), import without required licences from the trade authority and without approvals under the Explosive Rules, 2008 administered by the explosives regulator. Authorities cite public safety and infrastructure risk from the highly combustible imports.