The Esplanade police on Monday seized 1.4tonnes of gutka products from a godown and arrested three people.
M Ramakrishnan, 66, owner of the godown, staff K P Menon, 64, and S Premkumar, 30, were remanded in judicial custody.
Based on the information that gutka was hidden in R K Logistics godown on M K Gate Street at Broadway, police raided the premises.
Investigation revealed that Ramakrishnan who faced loss in business a few years ago approached another logistics company owned by one Balakrishnan on Poonamallee High Road to smuggle gutka. However, Balakrishnan’s son Ashish, 27 and his friend Vikash, 28, hired his godown to keep the contraband. They paid him a monthly rent of ₹30,000. They were remanded in judicial custody. A hunt has been launched for Ashish and Vikash.
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