Banned tobacco products seized

August 10, 2020 12:09 am | Updated 12:09 am IST - Kozhikode

The City police on Saturday night seized banned tobacco products worth ₹2 lakh from a car at Areekkad.

The squad led by Circle Inspector Suresh Kumar from the Nallalam station also arrested two Puthiyangadi natives — Safeer Hameed and Hashim Hussain Koya — in connection with the incident.

The police said there were 6,000 packets of banned products with the duo. They were suspected of using luxury vehicles regularly for smuggling.

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