Cigarette, tobacco smuggling cases rise 136% in 2yrs: Report
Incidents of cigarettes and other tobacco products' smuggling in India increased by 136% in two years, a FICCI CASCADE report has revealed. As many as 3,108 cases were recorded in 2016-17 as against 1,312 cases in 2014-15. The report claims that counterfeiting and illicit trade of tobacco amounts to a revenue loss of â¹9,139 crore to the exchequer.