{"data": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "id": "PIB-2329318", "url": "https://publicfeed.in/orders/PIB-2329318", "headline": "DRI seizes 55,000 smuggled e-cigarettes worth Rs 13.5 crore in Kolkata", "summary": "The Ministry of Finance announced on 28 October 2026 that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized over 55,000 smuggled e-cigarettes at the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port in Kolkata on 24 October 2026. The items, valued at Rs 13.50 crore, were hidden in two Nepal-bound containers mis-declared as water glass and ceramic mugs. These products are prohibited in India under the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2019. For the 2026-27 financial year, the DRI has seized around 3,00,000 e-cigarettes worth more than Rs 120 crore across various locations.", "key_points": ["Seized: Over 55,000 e-cigarettes valued at Rs 13.50 crore", "Location: Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata", "Method: Hidden in containers mis-declared as water glass and ceramic mugs", "FY 2026-27 Total: Around 3,00,000 e-cigarettes worth over Rs 120 crore seized"], "issued_date": "2026-10-28", "listing_date": "2026-10-28", "document": {"form": "Press release", "number": "2329318", "type": "Press release", "legal_character": "informational_communication", "functions": ["announces"], "cites": ["Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act, 2019", "Customs Act"]}, "issuer": "Ministry of Finance", "department": "Ministry of Finance", "source": {"key": "pib", "name": "Press Information Bureau", "site": "pib.gov.in", "official_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2329318"}, "topics": ["smuggling", "e-cigarettes", "customs seizure"], "reader_topics": ["Government services"], "intent": "updates", "states": ["dl", "gj", "mh", "wb"], "national": false, "places": ["Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata"], "applies_to": ["Nepal-bound transshipment consignment"], "dates": [{"kind": "event", "date": "2026-10-24", "wording": "24th October 2026", "what": "seizure of e-cigarettes at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "period_start", "date": "2026-04-01", "wording": "FY 2026-27", "what": "period for reported total seizures", "counts_from": null}], "revision": "0054141b9387445b", "recorded_at": "2026-10-28T10:09:53.167776+00:00", "provenance": {"method": "ai_summary", "automated_check": "pass", "human_review": "pending"}}, "meta": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "count": 1, "next": null, "plan": "free", "feed_updated_at": "2026-10-28T11:23:18.647274+00:00", "generated_at": "2026-10-28T12:09:17+00:00"}, "attribution": "Data: PublicFeed (https://publicfeed.in), summarising official documents linked in each record. Summaries are AI-generated and not legal advice; the official original is the authority.", "license": "https://publicfeed.in/terms#data-licence"}