{"id":5103,"date":"2025-07-12T20:44:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=5103"},"modified":"2025-07-12T20:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:14:07","slug":"dri-foils-major-smuggling-bid-seizes-%e2%82%b935-crore-worth-of-chinese-firecrackers-in-operation-fire-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=5103","title":{"rendered":"DRI foils major smuggling bid, seizes \u20b935 crore worth of Chinese firecrackers in \u201cOperation Fire Trail\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DRI foils major smuggling bid, seizes \u20b935 crore worth of Chinese firecrackers in \u201cOperation Fire Trail\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Posted On: 11 JUL 2025 7:22PM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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In a major crackdown on smuggling of Chinese firecrackers and fireworks into India, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), in an operation codenamed\u00a0\u201cOperation Fire Trail\u201d<\/em>, successfully traced, intercepted, and seized huge quantities of Chinese firecrackers\/fireworks, valued at approximately\u00a0Rs. 35 crore, found concealed in\u00a0seven containers\u00a0destined for or lying at Nhava Sheva Port, Mundra Port, and Kandla SEZ.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

These Chinese fireworks, weighing 100 metric tonne were illicitly imported in the name of a KASEZ unit and certain IEC holders, by misdeclaring them as goods such as \u201cMini Decorative Plants,\u201d \u201cArtificial Flowers\u201d, and \u201cPlastic Mats\u201d.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Notably, some of these consignments were routed through\u00a0Kandla SEZ\u00a0by a KASEZ unit with an intent of diversion into the Domestic Tariff Area (DTA). The key individual, a partner of the SEZ unit, found to be actively involved in the smuggling of Chinese firecrackers\/fireworks through misdeclaration and misuse of SEZ provisions, has been arrested. He has been remanded to judicial custody by the Hon\u2019ble Court.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The import of firecrackers is \u2018Restricted\u2019 under ITC (HS) Classification of the Foreign Trade Policy, and requires licences from DGFT and Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) under the Explosive Rules 2008. Firecrackers and fireworks are harmful as they contain banned chemicals like red lead, copper oxide, lithium, etc.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Firecrackers pose a significant risk to public safety, port infrastructure, and the wider logistics supply chain due to their highly combustible nature.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This meticulously planned and seamlessly executed operation underscores DRI\u2019s unwavering resolve to combat smuggling, safeguard the nation\u2019s critical infrastructure, and protect public safety. By preventing these illegal hazardous shipments from entering Indian markets, DRI has averted potential hazards ranging from accidental explosions to supply chain disruptions.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The DRI remains committed to its mission of detecting, deterring, and dismantling illicit networks that undermine Exim trade ecosystem and endanger public safety.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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DRI foils major smuggling bid, seizes \u20b935 crore worth of Chinese firecrackers in \u201cOperation Fire Trail\u201d Posted On: 11 JUL 2025 7:22PM by PIB Delhi In a major crackdown on smuggling of Chinese firecrackers and fireworks into India, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), in an operation codenamed\u00a0\u201cOperation Fire Trail\u201d, successfully traced, intercepted, and seized …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5103"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5105,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5103\/revisions\/5105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}