The officials found 89 e-cigarettes and 74 e-cigarette cartridges from the duo’s bags. Their total value was R... Read More

CHENNAI: Customs officials at Chennai international airport seized e-cigarettes and other items from two passengers on Sunday. The seizure happened a few days after the Centre banned e-cigarettes.

Based on information, the officials intercepted Abbasali Syed Ebrahim, 43, and Mohamed Ribai, 41, of Chennai, who arrived here from Hong Kong via Bangkok in a Thai Airways flight.

Search of their personal belongings and their check in baggage was carried out.

The officials found 89 e-cigarettes and 74 e-cigarette cartridges from the duo’s bags. Their total value was Rs 1.10 lakh.

Three iPad Pro (1 TB and 256 GB), eleven iPhone Pro (256 GB), seventeen iPhone 11 Pro Max-(256GB and 512 GB) valued at Rs 21.2 lakh were found concealed in their personal effects.

Two gold cut bits and four round shape gold bits, weighing a total of 164 gram and worth at Rs 6.2 lakh, were recovered from their pants pockets.

