Illegal cigarette sale rackets busted in Bengaluru; goods worth ₹45 lakh seized

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In 1 of the cases, the accused revealed that the cigarettes were being sourced from a Delhi-based supplier

Published - April 16, 2026 04:39 p.m. IST - Bengaluru

A record  photograph  of an e-cigarette.

A record photograph of an e-cigarette. | Photo Credit: Siva Saravanan S.

Police seized banned overseas cigarettes and e-cigarettes worthy implicit ₹45 lakh successful Bengaluru and apprehending 3 individuals successful 2 abstracted operations.

In the archetypal case, Upparpet constabulary apprehended 2 persons progressive successful the amerciable retention and merchantability of banned overseas cigarettes from a store and godown astatine Gandhinagar. Acting connected a tip-off received connected April 7, constabulary raided a premises successful Tribhuwan Building connected 5th Main Road.

Published - April 16, 2026 04:39 p.m. IST

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