New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- India has significantly strengthened its international enforcement architecture with 42 Mutual Customs Cooperation Agreements (MoUs) already signed and 21 more under negotiation with major trading partners, said Mohan Kumar Singh, Member - Compliance Management, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on Wednesday.
Addressing the fifth edition of Anti-Smuggling Day organised by FICCI CASCADE, Singh said that smuggling has evolved into an organised, technology-driven economic crime with direct implications for national security and economic stability. "Our customs formations and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence have intensified enforcement efforts significantly," he said.
In the first three quarters ...