SEIZURE OF 39000 BOTTLES OF PHENSEDYL COUGH SYRUP ALONGWITH OTHER GOODS HAVING TOTAL SEIZURE VALUE OF RS.35.32 LAKHS

I) ACTING ON SPECIFIC INTELLIGENCE, DRI OFFICERS OF SILCHAR, KOLKATA ZONAL UNIT SEIZED 30,000 BOTTLES OF PHENSEDYL COUGH LINCTUS SYRUP VALUED AT RS. 21, 60,000/- FROM A TRUCK BEARING REGISTRATION NO. WB-63-3575 ON 06/03/2010 NEAR PATHARKANDI POLICE STATION, KARIMGANJ (.) THE 30,000 BOTTLES OF PHENSEDYL COUGH LINCTUS SYRUP WERE KEPT CONCEALED UNDER 215 BAGS OF POTATO IN THE TRUCK (.) TOTAL 9,675 KGS. OF POTATO WAS ALSO SEIZED WHICH WAS USED FOR CONCEALMENT (.) THE PHENSEDYL COUGH SYRUP & POTATO ALONGWITH THE CARRIER VEHICLE COLLECTIVELY VALUED AT RS. 25,08,375/- WERE SEIZED UNDER SECTION 110 OF THE CUSTOMS ACT, 1962 ON REASONABLE BELIEF THAT THE SAID GOODS WERE MEANT FOR EXPORT TO BANGLADESH ILLICITLY THROUGH UNAUTHRRISED ROUTE (.) FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS (.)

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