The Hindu·1 min read
Police seize over 50 kg of gutkha in Ponneri, three arrested
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The Hindu Bureau
The police arrested three men and seized 52.821 kg of banned gutkha products during a raid in Ponneri on Monday.
Acting on a tip-off, a team from Ponneri police station searched a petty shop on Pillaiyar Koil Street, Balaji Nagar, and seized 7.308 kg of gutkha allegedly stocked for sale. The shop owner, Vedhamuthu, 45, was arrested.
Based on information obtained during interrogation, the police arrested Saravanan, 43, of Vellodai, Krishnapuram, and Satheesh, 43, of Vellodai Ponneri.
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