Fake deodorants worth millions seized in Chennai
November 27th, 2009 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI ( Leave a comment )Chennai, Nov 27 (ANI): Fake deodorants worth 20 million rupees were seized by Customs department officials here on Thursday.
Acting on a tip off, the Docks Intelligence unit of Customs and the Central Excise intercepted two consignments of containers, which had come from China.
“These were all manufactured in China wherein it has been printed as made in U.K, made in South Africa and these are all fake products and spurious ones,” said C Rajan, Commissioner of Central Excise, Chennai.
Reportedly, the first container had 59,424 pieces of fake Denim deodorants and the second container was stuffed with 59,424 pieces of fake Charlie deodorants.
Further investigation is on to nab the culprits and the network of trade in spurious items. (ANI)
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