Mumbai: Anti-narcotics cell raids paan shops, seizes more than 1,000 e-cigarettes

Muchhad Paanwala shop

In a massive crackdown on e-cigarettes, the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) carried out raids on multiple paan shops near schools and colleges in Mumbai. During the searches, the ANC found e-cigarettes at the famous Muchhad Paanwala shop in south Mumbai.

Later, the ANC raided Muchhad Paanwala's godown and seized more than 1,000 e-cigarettes.

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The crackdown on e-cigarettes is going on for one week based on the instructions of joint commissioner (crime) Lakhmi Gautam.

Muchhad Paanwala was earlier arrested by NCB in a drug case.

More details awaited.