Prohibition Enforcement Wing of the Avadi City Police arrested three people and recovered 6.5 tonnes of gutkha products 
Chennai

Three arrested by Avadi cops for smuggling gutkha from Karnataka

The police intercepted a truck at Poonamallee based on a tip-off and recovered the truck registered in Karnataka.

DTNEXT Bureau

CHENNAI: The Prohibition Enforcement Wing (PEW) of the Avadi City Police arrested three people and recovered 6.5 tonnes of gutkha products on Monday. The police intercepted a truck at Poonamallee based on a tip-off and recovered the truck registered in Karnataka.

The accused were identified as M Vignesh (27) and his assistant S Kumar (44) of Marakanam in the Villupuram district. Inquiries revealed that the duo were smuggling the banned tobacco products from Bengaluru to Chennai.

Based on their information, the police arrested P Senthil alias Kanagalingam (38) of Iyyappanthangal, who had purchased the product.

Police are investigating further to find out if more persons are involved in smuggling the contraband from Karnataka.

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