
Tobacco products seized
The Hindu
Around a tonne of banned tobacco products were seized by a special team of the city police here on Tuesday. The contraband was smuggled in a mini freight carrier transporting vegetables when the team
Around a tonne of banned tobacco products were seized by a special team of the city police here on Tuesday.
The contraband was smuggled in a mini freight carrier transporting vegetables when the team on suspicion stopped the vehicle at Sanjeevi Nagar junction. While searching the vehicle, the team found 64 gunny bags containing the banned products and seized them. The value of the seized contraband was put at ₹30.5 lakh.

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