Officers from the Food Safety Department in Tiruvallur seized 6 tonnes of gutkha worth over Rs. 10 lakh from a godown in Tiruvallur on Tuesday.
According to officers from the Food Safety Department, they received information that gutkha was stored in a godown near Thalakanchery in Tiruvallur district. “When we raided the godown we recovered 300 boxes from three rooms. Each one had three varieties of banned tobacco products. The boxes were kept amidst rice sacks,” said an officer.
The godown belongs to Lakharam from Rajasthan.
During investigation, it was found that the contraband was brought from Bengaluru.
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