Sivakasi City police have seized banned tobacco merchandise price ₹2.89 lakh and arrested two individuals on this connection on Monday.
Performing on a tip-off, a crew of police personnel, led by Sub-Inspector of Police, P. Pandian, raided a godown in Viswanatham right here on Monday morning. The police discovered round 2,000 packets of two several types of tobacco merchandise illegally stocked there.
The police arrested M. Ayyadurai (48) of Viswanatham, who had allegedly equipped the contraband to native outlets. A petty store proprietor, S. Murugesan (65) of Samypuram Colony, who had purchased it for retail sale was additionally arrested.
The police are looking out for an additional particular person, Mani of Nenmeni close to Sattur, who is alleged to have equipped the shares to Ayyadurai.
The arrested have been remanded in judicial custody, police stated.