Three held with vapes and banned foreign cigarettes
Hyderabad police arrested three individuals for the illegal sale of e-cigarettes and banned foreign cigarettes. Authorities seized products worth ₹2 lakh, citing violations of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act.
Why it matters
This highlights the enforcement of strict anti-vaping laws in India and the ongoing efforts to curb the distribution of prohibited tobacco products.
Three persons were arrested for allegedly selling e-cigarettes and banned foreign cigarettes to customers in Hyderabad, with the Commissioner’s Task Force and Banjara Hills police seizing 53 vapes, 10 bottles of flavours and 76 boxes of cigarettes worth ₹2 lakh.
The accused were identified as Mohammed Muneer, 26, a businessman from Srinagar Colony, Abdul Rahman Meehraj, 25, also a businessman from Srinagar Colony, and Mohammed Eyas, 19, who works at smokers.in.
Acting on credible information, the Jubilee Hills Zone team of the Commissioner’s Task Force, along with Banjara Hills police, raided the place at Srinagar Colony and found the three allegedly in possession of the prohibited products.
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