Man held with 268 kg of gutkha near Coimbatore
A 49-year-old man was arrested in Coimbatore for possessing 268 kg of banned tobacco products. The arrest occurred during a police operation targeting drugs and contraband. The man has been remanded by a magistrate after the seizure of the illegal goods and his vehicle.
- ▪The arrested individual is K. Kumaragurubaran from Madukkarai.
- ▪Police conducted a special drive against drugs and contraband in the area.
- ▪The contraband was discovered during a vehicle search at Arivoli Nagar.
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The Coimbatore district police on Tuesday arrested a 49-year-old man on the charge of possessing 268 kg of banned tobacco products. The arrested was identified as K. Kumaragurubaran of Madukkarai.A police team was searching vehicles at Arivoli Nagar near Madukkarai on Tuesday evening as part of a special drive against drugs and other contraband substances and stopped a four-wheeler driven by Kumaragurubaran. The police found 268 kg of banned tobacco products during search.The police arrested him and seized the contraband and the vehicle. He was produced before a magistrate, who remanded him, the police said.
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