A wholesale distributor of banned pan masala was arrested and a huge stock of tobacco products seized by the police from an outlet near the KSRTC bus station here on Friday.
A shadow police team deputed by the Superintendent of Police seized 22,443 sachets of pan masala during a raid at the shop.
It arrested Ramanda Chaudhari, 24, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, the police said.
Raid
In the raid that followed at his house at Nellikunnu, the police seized more pan masala products that were meant for distribution here.
Smuggling of tobacco
The raid followed reports that large stocks of banned tobacco products were being smuggled into the district from other States.
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