Gutka, banned tobacco products worth Rs 46 lakh seized in Thane

The police have seized gutka and banned tobacco products valued at nearly Rs 46 lakh in Maharashtras Thane city an official said on Thursday reported news agency PTIActing on a tipoff about the sale of the contraband from a residential property in the Kasarwadavali area the police raided the premises on Tuesday he saidThe cops seized various brands of banned gutka and tobacco products valued at about Rs 46 lakh and booked two persons identified as Nilesh Chalwade 35 and Satyaban Behra 32 reported PTIA case has been registered against Chalwade and Behra under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS and the Food and Drug Administration FDA Act reported PTIThe police are trying to determine the source of the gutka and the distribution network of the accused persons the official addedThree held with Rs 6 lakh gutka banned tobacco products in Palghar districtIn another case three persons were arrested after the police in Maharashtras Palghar district recovered gutka and banned tobacco products valued at Rs 6 lakh from them reported news agency PTIActing on inputs the local crime branch on August 28 searched a tempo parked near a dhaba in the Talasari areaGutka and other tobacco products worth Rs 6 lakh were found in the vehicle Three occupants of the tempo were arrested the official saidA probe is underway to ascertain from where the banned goods were procured and to where they were being transported the police said in a release reported PTIThe trio has been identified as Mohammad Arjab Jamirul Haq 22 and Dilshad Shamshad Ali 20 both drivers hailing from Pratapgarh Uttar Pradesh and Nenaram Chabhuji Gujar 48 a businessman from Rajsamand Rajasthan reported PTITwo truck drivers held with gutka consignments valued at Rs 123 cr in PalgharMeanwhile the police seized consignments of banned gutka valued at Rs 123 crore from two trucks on the MumbaiAhmedabad Highway in Palghar district and arrested two drivers an official said reported news agency PTIThe banned tobacco products were concealed inside two containers and were being transported in violation of state laws and food safety regulations The estimated value of the seized gutka is Rs 123 crore the Talasari police station officer told PTIHe stated that the seizure was made during patrolling at Vikaspada in TalasarThe drivers were arrested under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS the Food Safety and Standards Prohibition and Restriction on Sales Regulations and the Food Safety and Standards Food Products Standards and Food Additives Regulations reported PTIWith inputs from PTI