China Chinese Electronics National Security Revenue
Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 11,060 prohibited walkie-talkie sets and second-hand hard disk drives (HDDs) collectively valued at Rs 9.25 crore at Nhava Sheva Port in Navi Mumbai, officials said.A father-son duo, owners of two Mumbai firms that had imported these goods without due permissions, have been arrested under the Customs Act, an official release said on Saturday. Based on specific intelligence, a team of DRI officials seized Baofeng BF-888S walkie-talkies of Rs 2.5 crore, and second-hand HDDs (considered e-waste) valued at Rs 6.75 crore. The banned items were concealed among miscellaneous electronic products valued at…
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