Excise officials on Monday arrested a person with banned tobacco products at Chakka.
The accused, identified as Santhosh Kumar, was apprehended for possession of tobacco products including 139 packets of pan masala.
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The Excise team, which was led by Thiruvananthapuram Excise Range Inspector P. Sreeraj, nabbed the accused after receiving information that he conducted an illegal business of such products near the Government Industrial Training Institute at Chakka.
According to Mr. Sreeraj, stringent measures were adopted to prevent the illegal sale of products such as spurious liquor, tobacco products and others.
As part of such prevention efforts, nearly 40 litres of spurious liquor was confiscated from Kaliyoor in September. During the operation by the Excise team, two persons Ravi Mohan and Kuttappan, were arrested.
The Excise Department has urged the public to convey any information regarding such illegal activities to the authorities concerned.
The public could contact the Excise inspector at 9400069413 or the office at 0471-2533791.
