India News | Telangana Police Seize Illegal Cigarettes Worth Rs 2.15 Cr in Hyderabad
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. "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.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 10 (ANI): 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.
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"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. (ANI)
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