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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered FIR against 03 Customs officials including one Superintendent (Retired) and two Inspectors, on 03.02.2026, in a Bribery case.

The case was registered based on a complaint from Additional Commissioner, CGST, Guwahati against the said accused who were earlier posted at Customs Preventive Force (CPF), Champhai, Mizoram, for abuse of their official position and receipt of illegal gratification for releasing smuggled goods in Mizoram. It was alleged that the Custom Officials posted at CPF, Champhai during the period 2022-2023 illegally detained arecanuts, cigarettes etc. without preparing any document and demanded illegal gratification/bribe from the persons concerned. On receipt of the bribe amounting to more than Rs. 35 Lakh in different instances, the confiscated goods were released. Further, it was also alleged that goods worth more than Rs. 1.42 crore were found to be missing from the available stocks at the godowns in respect of seizures effected in different cases from 23.12.2022 to 26.04.2023. 

Searches are being conducted at the premises of above said accused persons at Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh),Guwahati (Assam), Sikar (Rajasthan), Patna (Bihar), and Churachandpur (Manipur). 

Investigation is continuing.