Kashimira Police has raided a godown on Ghodbunder Road and seized a huge consignment of banned gutkha products worth Rs. 0.50 crore on Tuesday evening. Acting on a tip-off, a police team from Kashimira Police Station raided a godown in Chena Village on Ghodbunder Road, while the trio was unloading gunny bags from the trucks. […]
Palghar Police on Wednesday arrested four Bhayandar residents including the brother of former BJP MLA’s close aide for smuggling gutkha worth Rs 4.56 lakh from Gujarat. A car Hyundai i20 was also seized along with the gutkha. Four people, who were smuggling gutkha, or chewing tobacco, comprising betel and palm nuts, worth Rs 4.56 lakh […]
In 2012, the then Home Minister Late R R Patil banned the sale and production of Pan Masala, Gutkha in the state and started tobacco products directive. However, teasing law enforcement, Gutkha and Pan Masala are being sold in the Mira-Bhayander area openly. In spite of repeated action from the Food and Drugs Administration(FDA), one […]