Palghar, May 25 (PTI) Police in Palghar district of Maharashtra has seize banned tobacco products worth Rs 28.48 lakh in two separate incidents and arrested seven persons, an official said on Monday.

The consignments were seized from a truck and a mini- truck on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway on Sunday, he said.

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The seizure included scented tobacco and paan masala, the official said, adding that seven persons have been arrested under various sections of the Indian Penal Code. PTI CORRi

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