
25 kg banned tobacco products seized from train passengers in Coimbatore
The Hindu
25 kg of banned tobacco seized from Bihar passengers at Coimbatore Railway Junction, leading to arrests and custody.
Twenty-five kg of gutkha and other banned tobacco items were seized from 13 passengers from Bihar at the Coimbatore Railway Junction on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, an operation was jointly conducted by the Railway Police and the Race Course police.
The accused were arrested and remanded in judicial custody.

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