Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy

Tobacco products seized

September 28, 2021 by adminficci News 0 comments

A special team of the Jolarpet government railway police seized nearly 18,000 sachets of banned tobacco products, worth ₹1 lakh, from a passenger.

A senior official of the GRP said based on a tip-off about smuggling of banned tobacco products, a special team checked a passenger on board an express train bound for Tirupati at Jolarpet railway station. They seized nearly 18,000 sachets of tobacco products from R. Rajinikumar, 43, a resident of Tirupati.

The GRP arrested the accused and handed over the contraband to officials of the Food Safety Department.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tobacco-products-seized/article36705027.ece

Prev
Next

Related Posts

250m fake phones sold in Nigeria yearly –NCC
September 14, 2015

From Walter Ukaegbu, AbujaNEWLY appointed acting Executive Vice Chairman,...

3.6 tons of contraband tobacco seized in Turkey.
March 10, 2020

Turkish security forces have seized some 3.6 tons of contraband tobacco in...

Cigarette Smuggling vs. Tobacco Taxes: Which Is Worse?
April 13, 2015

Rampant cigarette smuggling isn't the problem in New York--"sky-high" tobacco...

Man arrested at Beitbridge border for allegedly smuggling illicit cigarettes worth R21m into SA
February 9, 2023

A 47-year-old Zimbabwean national has appeared in court after he was allegedly...