Man held with illegally smuggled cigarettes worth Rs 7.3 lakh in Delhi

New Delhi, Apr 27 (PTI) police have arrested a man and recovered 3,650 packets of illegally smuggled cigarettes worth Rs 7.3 lakh from his possession, officials said on Wednesday.

accused has been identified as Aamir Laeeq, a resident of Rodgran Farash Khana in central Delhi, y said.

Delhi Police received information about smuggling activities and constituted a team of six officers who laid a trap and arrested accused with cartons of illegally smuggled cigarettes, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Shweta Chauhan said.

"Preliminary enquiry has revealed that recovered cigarettes were illegally smuggled from Dubai. A case has been registered under relevant section of Cigarette & Or Tobacco Product Act 2003 at Hauz Qazi Police Station," she said.

police said furr investigation is being done to ascertain magnitude of offence and to identify ors involved in racket," she ded. PTI ABU AMP TDS TDS