Palghar, Jul 4 (PTI) Two persons were arrested and banned tobacco products worth over Rs 7 lakh were seized from a scrap godown in Vasai town of Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Saturday.

The district rural police raided the godown in Gangdi Pada late on Friday and seized gunny bags containing banned tobacco products worth Rs 7.86 lakh, Palghar police PRO Sachin Navadkar said.

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The accused, Razuddin and Afzal Memon, who is the owner of the premises, were arrested and booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Food and Drug Administration's regulations, he said.

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