Indonesian cigarettes worth Rs 2.2 crore seized

Indonesian cigarettes worth Rs 2.2 crore were today seized by Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials from a container at a terminal here.
Acting on a tip-off, the officials checked the container that had arrived from Dubai and found the banned cigarettes worth Rs 2.2 crore.
The container was offloaded from a ship that had arrived here yesterday from Dubai, DRI officials said.
An investigation has been launched to trace the person in the Kochi address given in the container, officials said.
A probe is on to nab those behind the cigarette smuggling racket, they added.