Jalandhar, June 12 (IANS) Punjab Special Director General of Police (DGP) Amardeep Singh Rai on Friday said illicit trade has emerged as a complex challenge with far-reaching economic and social consequences. Speaking at a session on ‘Tackling counterfeiting and smuggling: Strategies for effective enforcement’, organised by FICCI-CASCADE at the Police Academy in Phillaur, he said counterfeiting and smuggling not only undermined legitimate businesses and government revenues but also threatene…
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New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Anil Rajput, Chairman of FICCI CASCADE, one of the country’s top industry bodies, on Wednesday said the United Nations should declare February 11 as the ‘International Anti-Smuggling Day’ to raise awareness against smuggling globally.Speaking to IANS during an event here, Rajput said that smuggling is increasing both in the country and globally.Therefore, “we urge the United Nations to declare February 11 as ‘International Anti-Smuggling Day’ to raise awareness against…
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) India has significantly bolstered its international enforcement architecture against smuggling with 42 mutual customs cooperation agreements signed and 21 more under negotiation with major trading partners, experts said on Wednesday.Mohan Kumar Singh, Member–Compliance Management, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), said that enforcement must move beyond event-based seizures to network-based disruption, the statement from FICCI said.Addressing an event by …