Maha: Banned gutkha and tobacco products worth more than Rs 11.66 lakh seized in Palghar district

Police seized banned gutkha and tobacco products worth more than Rs 11.66 lakh being smuggled into Maharashtra in Palghar district and arrested a man, an official said on Wednesday. The seizure was made by local crime branch officials from a small truck at a checkpost on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway on March 13, he said.

Police seized banned gutkha and tobacco products worth more than Rs 11.66 lakh being smuggled into Maharashtra in Palghar district and arrested a man, an official said on Wednesday. The seizure was made by local crime branch officials from a small truck at a checkpost on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway on March 13, he said. A case was registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the official added.