Noida: Two held with 2,480 banned e-cigarettes worth ₹1 cr
Hindustan TimesNoida: The Noida police on Friday arrested two people for allegedly smuggling a large consignment of banned e-cigarettes worth ₹1 crore, and cannabis worth ₹3 lakh approximately from Sector 18, Noida, police officers aware of the development said, adding that a third suspect is absconding. A total of 2,480 e-cigarettes of three different flavours, and four kilograms of cannabis were confiscated from the suspects while being smuggled in an e-auto rickshaw. A total of 2,480 e-cigarettes of three different flavours, and four kilograms of cannabis were confiscated from the suspects while being smuggled in an e-auto rickshaw, officers informed. According to deputy commissioner of police Shakti Avasthy, at around 1.10am on Friday, the suspects were intercepted by a joint team of Sector 20 police station and the crime response team of Noida police, near the multi-level parking located in Sector 18, “The two suspects have been arrested under charges of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act,” the officer said.