In a major breakthrough, the Rohtas Police in Bihar on Saturday busted an illegal cigarette manufacturing factory operating in Balathuan village under the Sasaram Mufassil police station area on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off, police uncovered a large-scale operation producing counterfeit cigarettes of reputed brands, including Gold Flake, using state-of-the-art machinery and raw materials.

Superintendent of Police Roshan Kumar confirmed the raid and said that a special team led by SDPO Kumar Vaibhav was constituted to act on the intelligence input.