Odisha: Fake Gutkha & Tobacco Products Worth Rs 10 Lakh Seized After Raids In Balasore
Balasore: The Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch on Sunday conducted raids at two different places in Jaleswar area, and seized gutkha and tobacco products worth over Rs 10 lakh.
Acting on a tip-off, a special team of STF conducted raids in different places of Jaleswar in Balasore district as part of its crackdown against illegal storage, manufacture and sale of fake tobacco (zarda) products yesterday.
The team seized huge quantities of Gopal Zarda and other tobacco materials from the possession of one Ashok Kumar Sahu of Rajpur area.
Later, the STF seized duplicate products of Gopal Zarda following a raid at Station bazaar area in Jaleswar. One Chandan Chourasia has been detained in this connection.
Related Posts
Gold and cigarettes seized at airport.
KOCHI: The Intelligence Wing of the Customs Department at the Cochin...
India’s counterfeit market grows
Counterfeit and smuggled products account for over one fifth of India's FMCG...
Low taxes on tobacco products give green light to Ukraine’s smugglers
With cigarettes being so cheap in Ukraine, there’s a wide margin for smugglers to...
Counterfeit currency of face value Rs 26 lakh seized last year: Delhi Police
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS): The Delhi Police's anti-terror unit, the Special Cell,...