Archive · 19 Aug 2025
LTT Railway Parcel Team Detects Banned Tobacco Products
The railway parcel office team at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) found illegal tobacco products being transported.
During a regular check on packages, they discovered three parcels from Varanasi.
These packages were supposed to contain mouth fresheners, but upon inspection, they were full of cigarette packets.
The cigarettes were worth a large sum of money and were handed over to the railway police for further action.
The team is being recognized for their hard work.
The Central Railway Parcel Office Team at LTT detected banned tobacco products.
The detection occurred during a routine check of parcel consignments.
Three packages from Varanasi were found to contain cigarette packets.
The packages were falsely declared as mouth fresheners on booking slips.
The seized cigarette packets were worth Rs. 6.83 lakhs.
- Who
- Central Railway Parcel Office Team and RPF personnel.
- What
- Detection of banned tobacco products in railway parcels.
- When
- August 14, 2025.
- Where
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT).
- Why
- To prevent the illegal transportation of banned tobacco products.
- Location
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT)
- Date of Detection
- August 14, 2025
- Origin of Packages
- Varanasi
- Declared Item
- Mouth fresheners
- Actual Item
- Cigarette packets
- Value of Seized Goods
- Rs. 6.83 lakhs