Food safety officers displaying banned tobacco items which were seized in Udhagamandalam on Thursday.
With complaints relating to the availability of banned tobacco products in various parts of the district mounting, officials of the Food Safety Department cracked down on a wholesale outlet inside the municipal market here on Thursday.
They found banned tobacco products worth Rs. 45,000 in the shop.
Stating that they were seized and destroyed, Food Safety Officer D.Sivakumar told The Hindu that the raid followed a tip-off. Pointing out that it was one of the biggest seizures, he said that without the cooperation of people, the ban could not be enforced effectively.
People should come forward to expose violators.
He added that surprise checks would be carried out frequently.
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