THANE: Gutkha products worth Rs 4.5 lakh were seized from a tempo along the Ghodbunder Road on Monday by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Konkan division, Thane in coordination with the Thane Narcotic Crime Branch.
Acting on a tip-off, food safety officers D D Kamble and H Y Yeole, along with narcotic branch officials, intercepted a tempo at Bhayander Pada near Nagla Bunder and found gutkha weighing 162kg stuffed in five gunny bags.
Tempo driver Mohammad Istiyak Riyaz Siddique was arrested for illegally transporting the banned tobacco products.
A case has been registered at Kasarwadavli police station and investigations are on.
"The sleuths laid a trap on the tempo. We are looking out for the kingpin of the network, which has also spread to Gujarat," said a FDA official.
Acting on a tip-off, food safety officers D D Kamble and H Y Yeole, along with narcotic branch officials, intercepted a tempo at Bhayander Pada near Nagla Bunder and found gutkha weighing 162kg stuffed in five gunny bags.
Tempo driver Mohammad Istiyak Riyaz Siddique was arrested for illegally transporting the banned tobacco products.
A case has been registered at Kasarwadavli police station and investigations are on.
"The sleuths laid a trap on the tempo. We are looking out for the kingpin of the network, which has also spread to Gujarat," said a FDA official.
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