NAGERCOIL
Asserting that the Department of Customs never harasses innocents, Customs Commissioner of Tiruchi Region, Ranjan Kumar has said that his department has registered more than 350 cases of smuggling in southern region during last year.
Speaking to reporters here on Monday after inaugurating the solar panels powering customs offices at Kanniyakumari, Kulasekaranpattinam and Thoothukudi, Mr. Ranjan Kumar said the cases being registered in connection with smuggling of gold, drugs, foreign currencies etc. were being probed in a highly professional manner and hence the officials would never harass the innocents in the guise of investigation.
After registering 350 cases of smuggling during last year in southern region, the customs officials had commenced the legal battle to ensure the conviction of the accused.
“To check the movement of smugglers in the sea, the Department of Customs has deployed 14 patrol vessels between Mamallapuram and Kanniyakumari, which has yielded desirable results,” Mr. Ranjan Kumar informed.
He said the solar panels with the capacity of generating 10 KW electricity had been fitted in the customs offices at Kanniyakumari, Kulasekaranpattinam and Thoothukudi on an outlay of Rs. 4.60 lakh.
Deputy Commissioners of Customs Mohamed Noufel and Rajkumar Moses were present.
