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New Delhi: In action against tax evasion and the illegal trade in tobacco products, Delhi govt’s GST department has seized 4.2 lakh sticks of imported cigarettes worth around Rs 65 lakh, according to an official statement Wednesday. During inspection, the enforcement team found that the front of the cigarette packets did not display the prescribed pictorial health warning in violation of Section 7 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003, the statement said. The action was taken under the provisions of the GST Act, 2017.
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