Vape smuggling case: DRI files case against 12, seeks nearly Rs 2 billion in claims
Summary
The Department of Revenue Investigation filed a case against 12 individuals, including Silk Group Chairman Ramesh Sherpa, for smuggling Chinese electronic cigarettes, seeking nearly Rs 2 billion in fines and imprisonment.
Key Points
- Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI) filed a case at Lalitpur District Court against 12 people including Silk Group Chairman Ramesh Sherpa over vape smuggling.
- DRI seized 86,400 vapes from Silk Group's warehouse at Mahalaxmi Municipality and confiscated documents from other warehouses.
- Silk Group and its affiliated companies sold 38,924 vapes without issuing bills and produced fake purchase documents for 316,315 smuggled vapes.
- Chairman Ramesh Sherpa is currently out of contact as per the investigation.
