(a) whether a large number of mobile phones are smuggled into
the country;
(b) if so, the details of the Airports from where the smuggled
mobile phones seized;
(c) whether a large number of such cases have been reported at
Kamraj Airport, Chennai and IGI Airport, Delhi recently;
(d) if so, the details of the seizure; and
(e) the steps being taken by the Government to check the smugglings
of mobile phones?
MINISTER OF STATE (REVENUE) IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI GINGEE N. RAMACHANDRAN)
(a), (b), (c) & (d): There are no reports of large scale smuggling
of mobile phones into the country. The details of cases of seizure
of mobile phones at Kamraj Airport, Chennai and IGI Airport, New Delhi
during the year 2001-2002 are as follows:
Name of the Airport No. of No. of Seizure Value cases booked mobile phone (Rs. in lakhs) seized
Kamraj Airport, 403 19279 951.80 Chennai
IGI Airport, 9 297 38.38 New Delhi