Raids at gutka-making units; goods worth Rs.3 crore seized

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Raids at gutka-making units; goods worth Rs.3 crore seized

January 24, 2016 by admin News 0 comments

Raids by police and administration during the past one month have unearthed several large scale gutka manufacturing units in and around Berhampur in Odisha.According to police sources, huge quantity of stored gutka, raw materials as well as machinery used for packaging seized from these illegal units was worth over Rs.3 crore. Till now four illegal gutka manufacturing and storage units have been unearthed.It may be noted that since January 1, 2013, the Odisha government has banned manufacture and sale of tobacco-laced gutka in the State.

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