Country liquor, Indian Made Foreign liquor (IMFl), Granite, Marble and other items were seized and 172 vehicles were impounded during a special drive conducted by the Department of Trade and Taxes.
The drive which took place on the intervening night of May 28 and May 29 was aimed at catching vehicles bringing goods into the national Capital without bills from several entry points of the city, railway stations and major markets.
Goods brought by such vehicles are sold unaccounted and thus evading huge amount of VAT. As many as 40 teams were constituted which were led by SDMs and VAT officers. The teams were deployed at the entry points of Delhi, railway stations as well as in major markets.
“The Department of Trade and Taxes took up a special drive to check the goods vehicles on the night of May 28-29. The drive was aimed at catching vehicles bringing goods into Delhi without bills,” an official statement said.
“Goods brought by such vehicles are sold unaccounted, thus evading huge amount of VAT,” it said, adding tax evasion of crores of rupees was detected.
The seized goods include liquor, ready-made garments, marble, granite, tiles, steel, cement, furniture, electronic items and footwear, the release stated, adding “The vehicles detained include containers, very heavy vehicles, heavy vehicles and medium goods vehicles.”