The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized about 13,000 e-cigarettes worth more than ₹4 crore at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Maharashtra, the agency said.
The import consignment was declared as "Mop Rod". On examination, DRI officers found 6,000 pieces of "Yuoto Thanos" and 7,000 pieces of "Yuoto Lens" e-cigarettes hidden at the end of the container behind the declared cargo. The e-cigarettes and the cover cargo together were valued at over ₹4 crore and seized under the Customs Act.
A wider crackdown
E-cigarettes and all electronic nicotine delivery systems are banned in India under the 2019 Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act. In 2026–27 so far, the DRI says it has seized around 3,55,000 e-cigarettes worth more than ₹135 crore at ports, airports and inland container depots in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and West Bengal.
The release does not name the importer or say whether anyone has been arrested.
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Source: official release by the Ministry of Finance, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (10 NOV 2026 3:09PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: DRI seizes around 13,000 e-cigarettes worth more than Rs. 4 crore at JNPT Port in its sustained crackdown on illicit trade.
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VerifiedEvery fact, figure and quotation is taken from the official PIB release (Release ID 2334613) issued by the Ministry of Finance on 10 NOV 2026 3:09PM by PIB Delhi; checked against the source on publication. Story written by BDT from that release; no outside facts added.
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- 1.DRI seizes around 13,000 e-cigarettes worth more than Rs. 4 crore at JNPT Port in its sustained crackdown on illicit trade — Press Information Bureau, Government of India
