New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) The Customs department has been asked to keep a hawk-eyed vigil on the illegal import of firecrackers from abroad, particularly from China, officials said. The import of fireworks is restricted and requires an import license from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade. There have been attempts from across the border to smuggle cheap and dangerous fireworks, especially of Chinese- origin, into India ahead of Diwali, a DRI official said. Foreign remittances in case of import of Chinese fireworks are generally made through hawala channels and such goods are sold illegally in India, the official claimed. They were imported illegally by a Punjab-based importer, the DRI official said.

Source: India Today October 11, 2017 09:22 UTC