Banned tobacco products worth ₹15.30 lakh seized in Swargate
4 months, 1 week ago

Banned tobacco products worth ₹15.30 lakh seized in Swargate

Hindustan Times  

The Swargate police on Wednesday seized gutkha pan masala worth over ₹15.30 lakh in the market. According to the police, the accused, identified as Qutbuddin Ali Hussain Daruwala, 38, was found to have stocked the banned product at a storage facility at Puram Chowk on November 13. The police have invoked Sections 223, 274, 275, 123 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 24 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 against the accused. Further probe has been initiated against the accused to find out the distribution channels being operated by him, police said.

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FDA raids godown in Undri, seizes banned gutkha worth ₹76.44 lakh
1 month, 1 week ago

FDA raids godown in Undri, seizes banned gutkha worth ₹76.44 lakh

Hindustan Times  

The Food and Drugs Administration sleuths raided a godown in Undri and seized banned gutkha estimated to cost ₹64.44 lakh in the open market and four pickup vans worth ₹12 lakh on Tuesday. The police have registered a case under Sections 123, 274, 275, 223, and Sections 26, 26, 26, 27, and 30 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, …

Tobacco products worth ₹2 crore seized from godown in Ernakulam
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tobacco products worth ₹2 crore seized from godown in Ernakulam

The Hindu  

The Ernakulam Rural police seized banned tobacco products worth ₹2 crore from a godown at Vallam near Perumbavoor. The seizure was made under the ongoing ‘Operation Clean’ primarily targeting drugs and tobacco products. Tobacco products were allegedly hidden in around 400 sacks at a godown owned by Ayub Khan of Thiruvananthapuram. Last month, the rural police seized 500 sacks of …

4 tonnes of banned tobacco products seized in Tenkasi district last year
2 months ago

4 tonnes of banned tobacco products seized in Tenkasi district last year

The Hindu  

The police and the Food Safety department have seized over 4 tonnes of banned tobacco products during the searches conducted across Tenkasi district last year, District Collector A.K. In a statement, he said the district administration had intensified the drive by the police and Food Safety department officials against the banned tobacco products, sale of drugs without prescription by qualified …

Banned tobacco products worth ₹3 crore seized in Perumbavoor
2 months ago

Banned tobacco products worth ₹3 crore seized in Perumbavoor

The Hindu  

The Ernakulam Rural police seized over 500 sacks of prohibited tobacco products valued at around ₹3 crore in Perumbavoor and arrested one person on Wednesday. The seizure was made during a raid conducted as part of the ongoing Operation Clean conceived by District Police Chief Vaibhav Saxena. According to the police, the tobacco products were smuggled in using lorries from …

Cigarettes, spit tobacco worth Rs 1crore seized
2 months, 1 week ago

Cigarettes, spit tobacco worth Rs 1crore seized

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Commissioner of customs and central tax CGST commissionerate, Sadhu Narasimha Reddy said that major illegal storage and trading were foiled by officers of anti-evasion, Vijayawada Guntur Central GST commissionerate, by seizing 25,38,000 sticks of cigarettes and 46,000 pouches of spit tobacco, valued at Rs 1crore. He explained that in a significant operation, the vigilant officers of anti-evasion, Vijayawada Guntur …

Cigarettes and khaini worth about ₹1 crore seized on suspicion of tax evasion in Vijayawada
2 months, 1 week ago

Cigarettes and khaini worth about ₹1 crore seized on suspicion of tax evasion in Vijayawada

The Hindu  

An anti-evasion team of the Guntur Central GST Commissionerate and Vijayawada Customs Commissionerate seized 25,38,000 cigarettes and 46,000 pouches of spit tobacco, whose total value is about ₹1 crore, on January 18. According to a press release by Central GST Commissioner S. Narasimha Reddy, the officials carried out a search operation at an unregistered premises in Ambapuram Panchayat involved in …

Drive against banned tobacco products to continue in Coimbatore
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Drive against banned tobacco products to continue in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore City Police will intensify the drive against prohibited tobacco products in 2025. Officials said that the new City Police Commissioner A. Saravana Sundar has instructed to give special focus on curbing the circulation of banned tobacco products and drugs in the city. According to the city police, 659 cases were registered under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products …

Illegal trade: ₹66 lakh worth imported cigarettes seized in Delhi, 4 arrested
3 months, 1 week ago

Illegal trade: ₹66 lakh worth imported cigarettes seized in Delhi, 4 arrested

The Hindu  

With the arrest of four persons and seizure of 6.50 lakh cigarette sticks worth ₹66 lakh, Delhi Police has busted a syndicate engaged in the illegal trade of foreign brand cigarettes, a senior police officer said on Sunday. The four accused have been identified as Anas, Saqib, Sameer Ur Rehman and Sagar Haswani and booked under the Cigarettes and Other …

Police push to outlaw purchase of illegal tobacco in SA, as raids net $1.5 million worth of product in regions
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Police push to outlaw purchase of illegal tobacco in SA, as raids net $1.5 million worth of product in regions

ABC  

South Australia's Police Commissioner says the state government should consider making it an offence to buy cheap black-market tobacco. There have been 19 arson attacks across Adelaide since July, which police have linked to organised crime syndicates in the black-market trade of illegal tobacco. "But I'll obviously be working with the police minister and the consumer affairs minister as well, …

Illegal Unit Manufacturing Counterfeit Cigarettes Busted in Karjat Farmhouse
5 months ago

Illegal Unit Manufacturing Counterfeit Cigarettes Busted in Karjat Farmhouse

Hindustan Times  

Crime branch officials in Navi Mumbai busted a makeshift unit that manufactured counterfeit cigarettes in a Karjat farmhouse and arrested 15 men working at the site. The police found a total of 15 workers engaged in the production of counterfeit cigarettes, along with heavy machinery and raw materials required for the production. The cigarettes were worth ₹2.31 crore ready to …

Illegal cigarettes worth Rs 50 lakh seized in Guntur
5 months ago

Illegal cigarettes worth Rs 50 lakh seized in Guntur

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Officers from the Central Goods and Services Tax team in Guntur Commissionerate uncovered an illegal cigarette smuggling operation on Thursday, seizing Indian-made cigarettes worth Rs 50 lakh. The accused were found transporting a large consignment of Indian-origin cigarettes, falsely declared on the invoice as safety matches valued at Rs 2.77 lakh. “Upon inspection, 46 poly bags containing 11.04 lakh …

Crack down on smuggled cigarettes, Tobacco Board officials urge Centre
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Crack down on smuggled cigarettes, Tobacco Board officials urge Centre

The Hindu  

Tobacco Board of India chairman Yashwant Kumar Chidipothu and vice-chairman G. Vasu Babu urged the Centre to crack down on the menace of illegal cigarettes, alleging that they comprise 26% of India’s cigarette market. Mr. Yashwanth told The Hindu over phone that the sale of illegal cigarettes which are smuggled into the country pose a severe risk to the local …

238 shops in Virudhunagar sealed in 2024 for selling banned tobacco products
6 months, 3 weeks ago

238 shops in Virudhunagar sealed in 2024 for selling banned tobacco products

The Hindu  

Five shops found selling banned tobacco products were sealed after joint inspections were conducted by officials from the Food Safety and Police Departments in Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu over the past week. Jeyaseelan said the inspections were conducted at 18 shops near schools and colleges under a programme aimed at the intensified eradication of narcotic substances and banned tobacco …

1,009 tonnes of banned tobacco products seized by TN cops since 2022
9 months, 3 weeks ago

1,009 tonnes of banned tobacco products seized by TN cops since 2022

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: As part of its drive against Banned Tobacco Products like gutka and ‘Cool Lip’, Tamil Nadu police have seized 1,008.87 tonnes of contraband from across the state since 2022, according to official data from the department. Since November 2023, TN police have initiated a special drive to curtail the sale of BTP in the vicinity of educational institutions, said …

3,100 kg gutka seized from shops across Coimbatore during surprise checks
10 months, 2 weeks ago

3,100 kg gutka seized from shops across Coimbatore during surprise checks

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: A large quantity of banned tobacco products were seized by the authorities from shops across the Coimbatore district over the past few days. Shops found guilty of selling banned tobacco products for the first time were fined Rs 25,000 each. In order to prevent the sale of pan masala, gutka and other tobacco products banned by the Tamil Nadu …

549 kg of marijuana worth above ₹1.1 crore seized in Sohna, two held
1 year ago

549 kg of marijuana worth above ₹1.1 crore seized in Sohna, two held

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: Two suspects were arrested from the Palwal-Sohna Road while allegedly smuggling a consignment of 549 kilograms of marijuana worth above ₹1.1 crore after hiding it in a container truck, police said on Wednesday. Senior police officials, called it one of the biggest ever hauls in the district, and said this lone drug consignment was more than half of the …

Coimbatore City Police imposes over ₹3 lakh in fines on tobacco sellers during ‘special drive’
1 year, 1 month ago

Coimbatore City Police imposes over ₹3 lakh in fines on tobacco sellers during ‘special drive’

The Hindu  

In a recent effort to tackle illegal sale of tobacco products to college and school-going students, the Coimbatore City Police, in collaboration with law enforcement teams, conducted a ‘special drive’ from October 29, 2023, to February 14, 2024. The drive aimed to address the widespread availability of banned tobacco items in small shops across the city. This is an ongoing …

CGST seizes banned cigarettes worth RS 2.35 crore in Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 2 months ago

CGST seizes banned cigarettes worth RS 2.35 crore in Andhra Pradesh

New Indian Express  

ANANTAPUR: Central Goods and Services Tax officials seized 40.68 lakh banned cigarettes worth Rs 2.35 crore, which were illegally transported in a container truck in Anantapur town on Sunday. According to GST officials, based on reliable sources, Anantapur CGST Division officials launched an operation and intercepted a container truck bearing no. Upon inspection, it was found that the vehicle was …

Police, Food Safety officials seal shops selling banned tobacco products
1 year, 4 months ago

Police, Food Safety officials seal shops selling banned tobacco products

The Hindu  

The Tiruchi City Police and officers from the Food Safety Department on Monday sealed four shops selling banned tobacco products in the city. According to police sources, four shop owners at Palakkarai, Fort, and Gandhi Market police station limits were arrested for selling banned tobacco products on Sunday following surprise checks launched by the police across the city in the …

Banned hookahs, nicotine boxes recovered from confectionary shop
1 year, 5 months ago

Banned hookahs, nicotine boxes recovered from confectionary shop

Hindustan Times  

Faridabad police arrested a 29-year-old man on Wednesday from NIT area for allegedly selling banned hookahs from his confectionary shop over the past several months. Police said their teams are on high alert during the festival season to keep a check on illegal sales of banned firecrackers, spurious liquor, hookahs and other items, besides gambling parties. He was selling banned …

Coimbatore District Police to intensify drive against sale of gutkha pan masala
1 year, 8 months ago

Coimbatore District Police to intensify drive against sale of gutkha pan masala

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore District Police will intensify the drive against the sale of banned tobacco products, said Superintendent of Police V. Badrinarayanan. The drive against tobacco products such as gutkha and pan masala had come to a halt after the Madras High Court on January 25 this year quashed a notification issued by the Food Safety Commissioner in 2018, banning the …

Noida: Gang selling banned electronic cigarettes busted, 6 held with over 400 vapes
2 years, 1 month ago

Noida: Gang selling banned electronic cigarettes busted, 6 held with over 400 vapes

India TV News  

Six people arrested in relation to the sale of banned electronice cigarettes in Noida while over 400 banned e-cigarettes were seized, police said on Thursday. “In pursuance of the objective, an anti-narcotics campaign is being run in the district and the Sector 63 police station team on Thursday busted a gang and recovered 405 electronic cigarettes of different flavours and …

Muchhad Paanwala owner arrested for selling banned e-cigarettes
2 years, 1 month ago

Muchhad Paanwala owner arrested for selling banned e-cigarettes

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In its two-day “operation all out” against paan shops in the city, the Anti-Narcotics Cell of the Mumbai police on Wednesday booked the owner of the famous Muchhad Paanwala for allegedly selling banned e-cigarettes. The fifth case was registered against the owner of a hookah material godown within the jurisdiction of the MRA police station in South Mumbai and …

GST officials detect over Rs 830 cr tax evasion by Delhi-based pan-masala manufacturing unit
4 years, 2 months ago

GST officials detect over Rs 830 cr tax evasion by Delhi-based pan-masala manufacturing unit

India TV News  

Central GST authorities have detected a tax evasion of over Rs 830 crore by an illegal pan-masala manufacturing unit here and arrested a person for his involvement, according to an official statement. The firm was evading the payment of Goods and Services Tax by manufacturing and clandestinely supplying gutkha/pan masala/tobacco products without any registration and payment of duty, it said. …

GST Officials Detect Over Rs 830 Crore Tax Evasion by Delhi-based Pan-masala Manufacturing Unit
4 years, 2 months ago

GST Officials Detect Over Rs 830 Crore Tax Evasion by Delhi-based Pan-masala Manufacturing Unit

News 18  

Central GST authorities have detected a tax evasion of over Rs 830 crore by an illegal pan-masala manufacturing unit here and arrested a person for his involvement, according to an official statement. The firm was evading the payment of Goods and Services Tax by manufacturing and clandestinely supplying gutkha/pan masala/tobacco products without any registration and payment of duty, it said. …

After Govt Claims Gutkha is Banned in Jharkhand, Chief Justice Buys 5 Types of it During Hearing
4 years, 5 months ago

After Govt Claims Gutkha is Banned in Jharkhand, Chief Justice Buys 5 Types of it During Hearing

News 18  

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday wondered what kind of a ban the government has imposed on gutkha, as the chief justice ordered and received, within minutes, various brands of it soon after an officer claimed during a hearing that the tobacco product is completely banned in the state. During the hearing of a PIL seeking a ban on the …

Pak man held for selling tobacco evading GST worth Rs 19 crore
4 years, 9 months ago

Pak man held for selling tobacco evading GST worth Rs 19 crore

India TV News  

A Pakistani man has been arrested by Central GST intelligence officials for illegally selling pan masala worth crores of rupees in parts of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and neighbouring states even during the lockdown period, officials said on Thursday. "Unaccounted stock of pan masala /tobacco having total estimated value of about Rs 2.25 crore was seized during the search operation," a …

Two held for gutkha, tobacco smuggling
4 years, 10 months ago

Two held for gutkha, tobacco smuggling

The Hindu  

The Mumbai Police Crime Branch has busted another smuggling racket, where gutkha and tobacco products were being smuggled in vehicles that had permission to ply for supplying essential commodities. According to Crime Branch officers, police inspector Chimaji Adhav, in-charge of Unit XI, received a tip-off about the racket and laid a trap at Hindustan Naka on MG Road. “However, a …

UP govt. lifts ban on sale of ‘paan masala’
4 years, 10 months ago

UP govt. lifts ban on sale of ‘paan masala’

The Hindu  

The Uttar Pradesh government has lifted its ban on ‘paan masala’ which does not contain nicotine and tobacco, according to an official order issued here. “The ban on manufacturing and sale of ‘paan masala’ imposed on March 25 has been lifted,” Commissioner Food Security and Drug administration Anita Singh said in the order issued on Wednesday. The Yogi Adityanath government …

3-year jail for Gurugram nightclub owner for serving nicotine
5 years, 2 months ago

3-year jail for Gurugram nightclub owner for serving nicotine

India TV News  

A nightclub owner accused of served 'hookahs' containing nicotine was on Thursday awarded three years' rigorous imprisonment by a civil court of Gurugram. The accused Rohit Kumar, a resident of Gurugram's Sushant Lok, was held guilty of violating various sections of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. "The accused were also violating state government norms on carrying mandatory health warning and …

Himachal Pradesh bans all tobacco-based products
12 years, 5 months ago

Himachal Pradesh bans all tobacco-based products

Firstpost  

The hill state has already banned smoking in public places and its capital Shimla has been declared a “smoke-free” town. Shimla: A complete ban on the sale, storage, manufacture and distribution of tobacco-based products, gutka and pan masala came into force in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, an official said. Anyone who will use, sale, store, manufacture and distribute tobacco-based products …

Jharkhand bans sale, manufacturing of gutka
12 years, 8 months ago

Jharkhand bans sale, manufacturing of gutka

Firstpost  

The Jharkhand government on Tuesday banned manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of ‘gutka’ in the state, said an official. Ranchi: The Jharkhand government on Tuesday banned manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of ‘gutka’ in the state, said an official. The Jharkhand cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arjun Munda took the decision to ban ‘gutka’. The state cabinet has agreed …

SC Bans Sale Of Gutkha In Plastic Pouches From March
14 years, 3 months ago

SC Bans Sale Of Gutkha In Plastic Pouches From March

India TV News  

New Delhi, Dec 7 : The Supreme Court today ordered a ban on the sale of tobacco products like gutkha and pan masala in plastic pouches from March 2011, while asking the government to conduct a survey on the ill effects of these products within eight weeks. A bench of justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly also asked …

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