Telangana police seize illegal cigarettes worth Rs 2.15 cr in Hyderabad
Apr 10, 2024
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 10 : Telangana police on Wednesday seized illegal cigarettes worth more than Rs 2.15 crores and arrested 4 people in Hyderabad, said the police.
The illegal cigarettes were caught as the police searched a suspicious vehicle in the city.
"We found 267 cartons of illegal cigarettes worth more than Rs.2.15 crores. We suspect that this is an illegal network. We have arrested 3 people who are natives of Bihar," said K Muralidhar, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Lb Nagar and Maheshwaram Zone.
Muralidhar said that the police also arrested a local man named Elliasuddin, who is a mediator.
"The parcel has been sent from Patna. We suspect that it has been sent to a man named Rehman of Sri ram enterprises. We suspect that this is being supplied to entire Telangana. The investigation is going on," he added.
