Overview
- Eight containers from China were misdeclared as miscellaneous electronics, leading DRI to seize the entire Rs 30.25 crore consignment at Nhava Sheva.
- Officials recovered 11,060 Baofeng BF-888S walkie-talkie sets that are blacklisted for operating beyond permissible frequencies and require licences.
- About 52,000 second-hand hard disk drives valued at roughly Rs 6.75–7 crore were seized, with officials citing DGFT restrictions tied to data security and e-waste rules.
- The restricted items were valued at around Rs 9.25 crore, concealed within goods declared at approximately Rs 21 crore to evade scrutiny.
- Two owners of Mumbai-based importing firms, described as a father–son duo from Lamington Road, were arrested under the Customs Act as the probe seeks other links in the network.