Overview
- Officers intercepted two live consignments bound for African markets, finding inferior garments declared at grossly inflated values.
- DRI conducted simultaneous searches at eight Mumbai premises, seizing crucial digital records and fake invoices.
- The arrested exporter allegedly prepared all paperwork and, in a voluntary statement, admitted sourcing low-quality goods without invoices and inflating values by five to six times.
- A private customs broker was also arrested for processing the shipments for commission, according to the agency.
- Officials estimate wrongful claims of about Rs 18.74 crore in duty drawback and roughly Rs 96 crore under RoSCTL, with further investigation under way to map the wider network.