By Express News Service

NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Tuesday seized 85.58 lakhs imported cigarette sticks estimated to be worth Rs 10 crore.

The cigarettes were concealed in a 40 feet-long container and declared as packing material. The consignment was imported from Singapore at Inland Container Depot (ICD), Tughlaqabad, Delhi.

The seized cigarettes were of various brands including Gudang Garam International, Djarum Black and Red Black Clove.The cigarette packs did not carry the mandatory statutory health warning. As per the rules, 85 percent of the surface area of the cigarette packs as required to cover health warning.

The case is under investigation, an agency release said.