Cigarettes worth Rs 7 cr from Cambodia seized at Chennai Port

: Foreign cigarettes worth Rs 7 crore allegedly smuggled from Cambodia were seized from a container at the Chennai Port Trust, officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said here.

Acting on a tip-off, the officials checked the container carrying disposable biodegradable plates on Monday and found the cigarettes concealed in the cargo, a DRI press release said.

The cigarettes, numbering 50 lakh and valued at Rs 7 crore, were recovered and an investigation was on, the release said.