Summary:
Allegedly, under-invoiced human hair is being dispatched out of the country through air cargo from metros, and several people who have not yet come under the ED`s scanner are involved in the smuggling process.
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Findings made in the human hair smuggling case by the ED has been crucial in debunking a huge smuggling trap.
Allegedly, under-invoiced human hair is being dispatched out of the country through air cargo from metros, and several people who have not yet come under the ED`s scanner are involved in the smuggling process.
A FEMA case was recently booked by the EF after conducting searches on around 10 human hair exporters for under-invoicing and hawala transactions.
While Mizoram has emerged as a key transit point for the racket`s banking operations, several key players in the city are still operating from Hyderabad to Myanmar.
One hair exporter said, "Some are declaring $60 in Indian customs.
They are getting money through hawala only.
Smugglers are trying to ship through other companies which were not raided by ED.
Several are operating from Parsigutta, LB Nagar, Nagole, Bowenpally, and Yadagirigutta," as quoted.
Kotagiri Sridhar, an MP in the Eluru Lok Sabha, wrote a letter to the Prime Minister with regard to the issue.
He stated that around 99% of human hair wigs and hair extensions used worldwide were once sourced from India because of the unique quality of hair.
However, traders from Myanmar and Bangladesh are now buying directly from middlemen.