In the first case, the officers recovered imported ball bearings from two shops and four godowns in Kashmere Gate.

As no documentary evidence was produced regarding their legal import, the ball bearings valued at Rs 1.75 crore, were seized under the Customs Act. Preliminary investigations revealed that these goods had been smuggled from Nepal.

As the owner of the Akash Bearing Company is in hospital, his statement could not be recorded. Efforts are on to trace the other partners of the firm.

In another breakthrough, customs sleuths arrested a person carrying 45 cellular phones of Siemens S4, Seimens S10 and Nokia 6110 brands valued at Rs 10.41 lakh.

The carrier was arrested at the Old Railway Station when he arrived from Nepal by the Amrapali Express.

Investigations revealed that the accused had bought cellular phones using the same modus operandi earlier as well.

In yet another case, customs officers seized 34 bottles of foreign liquor valued at Rs 32,000 approximately from a residential premise in South Extension.

The Delhi Customs office claims to have seized goods worth Rs 6 crore in the past four months. In the corresponding period last year, goods worth about a crore were seized.