Police arrest owner of the godown
The Selvapuram police have arrested owner of a godown at Ponnaiya Rajapuram which was sealed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Monday after it had a stock of 1,500 kg banned tobacco products.
According to police, B. Ashok Kumar of Sukrawarpet was held for employing head loading workers to remove the stock from the warehouse in the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday.
A night patrol team of the police had found five persons standing in front of the godown. When enquired, the head load workers informed them that they were employed by Kumar to shift the tobacco products.
The police later traced the location of Kumar and arrested him.
The tobacco products seized and sealed in the warehouse are valued at Rs. 17 lakh according to FSSAI.
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