Jalna, Sep 15 (PTI) Police on Tuesday seized banned gutkha worth Rs 34 lakh from a truck in Jalna district of Maharashtra and arrested two persons, an official said.

Gondi police station assistant inspector Ratnadeep Jogdand said police chased the truck on Beed-Aurangabad Road in morning before intercepting it.

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Gutkha packets were found hidden inside grain sacks in the truck, he said.

A case has been registered.

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