In a recent operation, the police in Maharashtra`s Thane district confiscated banned gutka and tobacco products worth approximately Rs 8 lakh, as reported on Friday.

The raid on a paan stall on Wednesday by the Shanti Nagar police in the Bhiwandi region was the result of a tip-off, which led to the crackdown. Authorities raided the booth and found that, in violation of state laws protecting public health, it was illegally keeping and selling tobacco goods and gutka, PTI reported.