Archive · 26 Jul 2025
Trucks Seized: Rs 1.23 Crore of Banned Gutkha Found
Police found illegal gutkha (a type of chewing tobacco) hidden in two trucks.
They were driving on a highway in Palghar, India.
The gutkha was worth a lot of money, about 1.23 crore rupees.
The police arrested the truck drivers because they were breaking the law.
This kind of tobacco is not allowed, and it's against the rules to transport it this way.
Police seized banned gutkha worth Rs 1.23 crore from two trucks.
The trucks were intercepted on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in Palghar district.
Two truck drivers were arrested in connection with the seizure.
The gutkha was concealed within the trucks.
The transportation violated state laws and food safety regulations.
- Who
- Police and two truck drivers.
- What
- Seizure of Rs 1.23 crore worth of banned gutkha.
- When
- Not explicitly stated, but implied to be recent.
- Where
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in Palghar district, India.
- Why
- The transportation violated state laws and food safety regulations.
- Value of Seized Gutkha
- Rs 1.23 crore
- Location
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway, Palghar
- Number of Trucks
- 2
- Action Taken
- Two drivers arrested
- Violation
- State laws and food safety regulations