Banned tobacco products seized at Mayabunder Jetty

A team of Food Safety Officials headed by Mr KK Paul, Designated Officer, Mr Nagoor Meeran, Food Safety Officer and Mr Abdul Aziz, Food Safety Officer of North & Middle Andaman conducted extensive search operation from February 2-4 in the cargo vessel, 

ITTP Leopard at Mayabunder jetty. The team inspected general cargo containing in six containers and more than 800 packages were opened and checked thoroughly. During the search, six bottles of tobacco paste were recovered from one trunk owned by Mr Baidyanath Hazra of Billyground. 

The articles were seized by the Food Safety Officer, Mayabunder and penalty of Rs 10,000 was imposed. Later, the Food Safety officials destroyed the seized contraband products.