Cigarettes worth Rs 15 crore seized

NOIDA: Three people have been arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (

DRI

) for illegal possession of foreign brands of cigarettes worth Rs 15 crore. The cigarettes have also been seized by the department.

Rohit Dwivedi, DRI deputy commissioner (Noida), said the team received a tip-off on March 3 about foreign brand of cigarettes being smuggled from Lucknow to Noida. “The officials identified and intercepted a truck and recovered smuggled cigarettes of “Gudang Garam” brand (from Indonesia) concealed in high-density polyethylene bags. Three men have been arrested,” he added.