Overview

• Four containers were intercepted at Nhava Sheva under Operation DigiScrap, with consignments seized under Section 110 of the Customs Act.
• Investigators recovered 17,760 used laptops, 11,340 mini or barebone CPUs, and 7,140 processor chips concealed behind declared metal scrap.
• A Surat-based director of the importing firm was arrested as the alleged mastermind and has been remanded to judicial custody.
• Authorities cite violations of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, the E-Waste (Management) Rules 2022, and the Electronics and IT Goods (Compulsory Registration) Order 2021.
• Investigations are tracing financing channels, overseas suppliers and potential domestic buyers, with prohibited goods typically re-exported or destroyed under policy.