An official said on Friday that three persons were arrested after the police in Maharashtra's Palghar district recovered gutka and banned tobacco products valued at Rs 6 lakh from them, reported news agency PTI.

Acting on inputs, the local crime branch on Thursday searched a tempo parked near a dhaba in the Talasari area.

Gutka and other tobacco products worth Rs 6 lakh were found in the vehicle. Three occupants of the tempo were arrested, the official said.