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Trichy Police Nab Tobacco Smugglers with 27kg Haul
22 Aug
Summary
- 27kg of gutka and banned tobacco products seized.
- Contraband smuggled from other states via train.
- Smugglers abandoned luggage upon spotting police.

Government Railway Police in Trichy successfully intercepted a significant smuggling operation on Saturday. Personnel confiscated 27kg of gutka and other tobacco products banned by the state government. These items were being transported into Tamil Nadu from other states.
The contraband was discovered on the Howrah-Trichy superfast express train. A police team boarded the train and found abandoned luggage containing the illegal tobacco. Smugglers typically hide such goods and retrieve them later, but abandoned their haul upon encountering the police presence.