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Kalwa Police Arrest Two in ₹26.81 Lakh Gutkha Bust
Police in Kalwa stopped two cars suspected of carrying banned gutkha and pan masala.
The vehicles were reportedly traveling from Nashik toward Thane and Navi Mumbai.
Officers stopped them near Kharegaon Toll Naka.
They found tobacco products worth ₹12.71 lakh.
The two cars were also taken by police.
Altogether, the seized goods and vehicles were valued at ₹26.81 lakh.
Two people who were driving the vehicles were arrested.
Police are now trying to find out who else may be involved in the alleged supply network.
Kalwa Police arrested two people allegedly transporting banned gutkha and pan masala toward Thane and Navi Mumbai.
Officers intercepted two vehicles near Kharegaon Toll Naka at about 6:30 a.m.
The seized tobacco products were valued at ₹12.71 lakh.
Two Maruti Suzuki WagonR vehicles were also seized, bringing the total property value to ₹26.81 lakh.
A case was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Food Safety and Standards Act, with the supply-network investigation continuing.
- Who
- Kalwa Police and two arrested drivers.
- What
- Police intercepted two vehicles and seized banned gutkha, pan masala, and the vehicles.
- Where
- Near Kharegaon Toll Naka, while the vehicles were traveling from Nashik toward Thane and Navi Mumbai.
- When
- The article is dated September 19, 2026; the tip-off was received on September 16, and the interception occurred at about 6:30 a.m.
- Why
- Police acted on information that prohibited tobacco products were being transported for distribution in local markets.
Key facts
- Arrests
- Two people were arrested.
- Tobacco seized
- Banned gutkha and pan masala valued at ₹12.71 lakh.
- Vehicles seized
- Two Maruti Suzuki WagonR vehicles.
- Total seized property
- ₹26.81 lakh.
- Interception site
- Kharegaon Toll Naka.
- Police station
- Kalwa Police Station.
- Applicable laws
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 26(2), 27(2), and 59 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
Quotes
Senior official from Kalwa Police Station
A senior officer at the Kalwa Police Station who described the police operation.
“The vehicles were intercepted, the contraband seized, and both drivers taken into custody. We are conducting a thorough investigation to identify the entire supply network and root out these illicit activities.”
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“Upon receiving credible intelligence regarding the transit of prohibited substances from Nashik toward Thane and Navi Mumbai, our teams immediately laid a trap at Kharegaon Toll Naka.”
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Sources
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