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The Erode territory constabulary connected Wednesday (January 28, 2026) seized 745.15 kg of banned gutkha and cookware masala products during a conveyance cheque adjacent the Vijayamangalam toll plaza, nether the limits of the Perundurai constabulary station.
Acting connected a tip-off, the constabulary intercepted a instrumentality lorry transporting robust rods and alloy materials from Karnataka to Kerala. On inspection, the banned baccy products were recovered concealed successful a hidden compartment wrong the vehicle.
The driver, Ravi (30) a nonmigratory of Mandya territory successful Karnataka, was arrested. The contraband was seized and a lawsuit registered against him. He was aboriginal remanded to judicial custody.
In a release, Superintendent of Police A. Sujatha said intensified surveillance and peculiar checks were being carried retired crossed the territory to curb the amerciable transport and merchantability of banned baccy products, and warned of strict enactment against offenders.
