Imphal, October 09 2013 : AMSU, CADA, Chaithabi Leirak Development Committee cum Library, and Medical Directorate staff have jointly seized a huge quantity of 'Khaini' a smokeless tobacco product banned by Commissioner of Food Safety, Health Department Secretariat, Govt of Manipur, while it was being shipped in to Imphal today.
Briefing media persons at Medical Directorate, Lamphel, Deputy Commissioner of Food Safety Brojendro Khaba said, the 32,400 cans of Khaini which will cost Rs 2,91,600 in the market were seized from one Sanjay Kumar (30) s/o Jogeshwor Kumar of Sapra, Bihar and presently staying at Majorkhul.
The consignment was bought from Dimapur and transported upto Ukhrul.
It was loaded on a bus from Ukhrul and carried upto Chingarel Jail Lamkhai.
The lot was then loaded on a Tata Iris (MN-06-4967 driven by Rajeshwor Laikhuram s/o Kanto from Lamlai Bazar.
The seized tobacco items
It was seized near Chaithabi Leirak on its way to Imphal today, the Deputy Commissioner added.
He said, the owner of the seized lot, Sanjay Kumar has been staying in Manipur for more than 10 years now and carrying out the business of selling such products.
Th seized Khaini (Bengali Spit Tobacco) were inscribed with 'Golden Tobacco MFG Co, H-5 and 6 Panipat' and 'B.O Guwahati' on its cans.
The items were manufactured in August 2013, weighing 18 gm and has an MRP of Rs 6.50 inscribed on its can, though sold at Rs 9 per can in the market.
A labourer Prabhu Sahni (18) of Bihar (who worked in lifting the seized lot) was also nabbed along with Sanjay.
He has been staying in Manipur for only 5 months now, Khaba continued.
He also said, such seized products which contain tobacco or nicotine were banned under the Food Safety and Standard (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulation 2011 by Health Department Secretariat, Govt of Manipur.
One can be penalised by imposing a fine of Rs 2 lakh under the Food Safety and Standard Act for bringing in such banned products, however, cannot be imprisoned.
SP Imphal West has been informed about the matter, and the SP then informed it to the Lamphel PS.
The consignment was bought from Dimapur and transported upto Ukhrul.
It was loaded on a bus from Ukhrul and carried upto Chingarel Jail Lamkhai.
The lot was then loaded on a Tata Iris (MN-06-4967 driven by Rajeshwor Laikhuram s/o Kanto from Lamlai Bazar.
The seized tobacco items
It was seized near Chaithabi Leirak on its way to Imphal today, the Deputy Commissioner added.
He said, the owner of the seized lot, Sanjay Kumar has been staying in Manipur for more than 10 years now and carrying out the business of selling such products.
Th seized Khaini (Bengali Spit Tobacco) were inscribed with 'Golden Tobacco MFG Co, H-5 and 6 Panipat' and 'B.O Guwahati' on its cans.
The items were manufactured in August 2013, weighing 18 gm and has an MRP of Rs 6.50 inscribed on its can, though sold at Rs 9 per can in the market.
A labourer Prabhu Sahni (18) of Bihar (who worked in lifting the seized lot) was also nabbed along with Sanjay.
He has been staying in Manipur for only 5 months now, Khaba continued.
He also said, such seized products which contain tobacco or nicotine were banned under the Food Safety and Standard (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulation 2011 by Health Department Secretariat, Govt of Manipur.
One can be penalised by imposing a fine of Rs 2 lakh under the Food Safety and Standard Act for bringing in such banned products, however, cannot be imprisoned.
SP Imphal West has been informed about the matter, and the SP then informed it to the Lamphel PS.
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