Latur, Apr 7 Police seized scented tobacco and other prohibited products worth Rs 3.75 lakh and arrested one person during a raid at a warehouse in the central Maharashtra district of Latur on Tuesday, officials said.
Acting on specific intelligence, a Local Crime Branch team raided the warehouse located behind a confectionery in the town of Chakur, they said.
During the raid, police recovered a large quantity of prohibited products, including scented tobacco, collectively valued at Rs 3,75,000. A 33-year-old man, Maruti Rajendra Somvanshi, was arrested for storing banned tobacco products in the warehouse, according to the officials.
They stated that such tobacco products pose a serious threat to public health and their sale is strictly prohibited by the Maharashtra government.
A case was registered against the accused at the Chakur Police Station under relevant sections of the BNS and the Food Safety and Standards Act.