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Cyberabad Police Seize 150 E-Cigarettes Worth Rs.3 Lakh
Cyberabad police found 150 e-cigarettes during raids in Madhapur.
The products were worth about Rs.3 lakh.
Officers searched two shops.
One shop was in Hi-Tech City, and the other was in Ayyappa Society.
The police said they found e-cigarettes at the premises.
Selling e-cigarettes is illegal in the country.
A law bans making, importing, selling, storing, transporting, and advertising these products.
The seized items were taken by the police.
Cyberabad police seized 150 e-cigarettes valued at Rs.3 lakh.
The seizure followed raids at two shops in Madhapur.
Police searched shops in Hi-Tech City and Ayyappa Society.
The premises reportedly contained e-cigarettes.
Authorities said selling e-cigarettes is illegal under the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2019.
- Who
- Cyberabad police.
- What
- Seized 150 e-cigarettes worth Rs.3 lakh.
- Where
- Two shops in Madhapur, including locations in Hi-Tech City and Ayyappa Society.
- When
- Why
- Because the sale and related activities involving e-cigarettes are prohibited under the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2019.
Key facts
- Items seized
- 150 e-cigarettes
- Estimated value
- Rs.3 lakh
- Police authority
- Cyberabad police
- Raid location
- Madhapur
- Premises searched
- Two shops
- Law cited
- Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2019
- Legal scope
- The law bans production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage, and advertisement of electronic cigarettes and related vaping products.
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