Ulhasnagar: Banned cigarettes worth over Rs 54 lakh seized; one held
THANE: The police have seized banned imported cigarettes worth Rs 54.31 lakh and arrested a person for stocking the contraband in Ulhasnagar town of Thane district, police said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, the police raided a general store in the town on Thursday and seized a stock of banned cigarettes, senior inspector Krishna Kokni of the Crime Branch Unit I of the city police said.
The police have arrested Jitendra alias Jhonny Makhija, the owner of the shop and also raided a godown where he stored the banned product, he said.
Apart from the imported cigarettes, the accused also stocked Indian cigarettes, which had no statutory warning labels on them, the official said, adding that the seized stock was manufactured in Korea, Switzerland, Indonesia and London.
An offence under relevant sections of the IPC and COPTA Act have been registered against the arrested accused with the Central police station of Ulhasnagar zone, the official said.
Related Posts
Assam Rifles, Customs seize foreign cigarettes worth Rs 65 Lakh in Tripura
In a major success against cross-border smuggling, Assam Rifles, in a joint...
DRI sleuths seize foreign cigarettes, gold; 9 held.
Foreign origin cigarettes and gold worth Rs 7.11 crore besides Red sanders and...
New anti-smoking weapons are needed
It is still not too late to quit. The year is still young and even if you did not...
Buying cheaper counterfeit products for holidays can have high costs Federal agents have come across fake contact lenses, counterfeit prescription pills and software that can steal your identity
Buying knockoff purses or piratedDVDsmay seem harmless for some holiday shoppers,...