Tobacco products seized; three detained
The Hindu
Acting on a tip-off, a team of Special Branch sleuths attached to the Superintendent of Police office here intercepted a container truck at Vittal Naicken Patti near Vedasandur on Friday and seized 1,
Acting on a tip-off, a team of Special Branch sleuths attached to the Superintendent of Police office here intercepted a container truck at Vittal Naicken Patti near Vedasandur on Friday and seized 1,000 kg of banned tobacco products which was valued at ₹15 lakh in the black market. Three persons, including the lorry driver, were detained for interrogation. Preliminary inquiries revealed that the contraband, transported from Salem, was meant for Sikkandar Haliq and Rafeeq of Begumpur in Dindigul. The lorry had a consignment of furniture items from Bengaluru and was proceeding to Kottayam in Kerala. The duo had instructed the lorry driver to follow their car.
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