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Banned gutkha and tobacco products seized from car on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway

Updated on: 08 March,2023 01:41 PM IST  |  Palghar
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The seizure was made during checking of the car which was stopped by police near the toll plaza at Khanivade as it was speeding in direction of Mumbai on March 5 morning

Banned gutkha and tobacco products seized from car on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway

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Banned gutkha and tobacco products worth Rs 10.17 lakh were seized from a car at a toll plaza on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Palghar district of Maharashtra and two men were arrested, police said on Wednesday.


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The seizure was made during checking of the car which was stopped by police near the toll plaza at Khanivade as it was speeding in direction of Mumbai on March 5 morning, an official said.


A case was registered against five persons, including two stockists of the banned gutkha, under the Indian Penal Code and the Food Safety and Standards Act. 

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