CHENNAI: Two persons were arrested for running a hookah bar without required permissions at Nungambakkam.

Police had also seized the hookah equipment as well.

As part of the "drive against drugs" based on the information a police team led by Inspector of Police Nungambakkam police station, monitored a private restaurant at Nungambakkam High Road and found that an illegal hookah bar was being run there.

Police arrested A Rahul, 37, a resident of Park Town, and Mushtaq Ahamed, 54, from Mogappair East. Police also seized 20 hookah pipes, 7 Kuduvai, and Hookah equipment from them.

The two arrested were produced before the court on Monday.