Uppinangady Police seize 52 prohibited e-cigarettes, arrest shopkeeper

Mangalore Today News Network

Uppinangady, February 6, 2023: The Uppinangady police seized 52 electronic cigarettes from a shop in the town and registered a case under the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act against the person running the shop. The value of the total seized e-cigarettes is Rs 26,000.

e-cigarates seized

The arrested person is identified as Sheikh Shahid (27) son of Sheikh Haroon and resident of Manya in Narimogaru village. The accused was later taken into police custody along with the prohibited e-cigarettes.

Stating that it could be the second such case in the State under the new Act, Dakshina Kannada District Superintendent of Police Vikram Amathe said Puttur Rural Circle Police Inspector B.S. Ravi and team comprising Harishchandra, Abdul Saleem, Jagadish and Vinayak, raided 4U Best Service shop at Prithvi Complex in Uppinangady.

The Circle Inspector of Police initiated the raid acting on specific information that the banned e-cigarettes were available for sale in Shahid’s shop. Later, the raid was conducted in the presence of Panchas who vouched for the sale and seizure of e-cigarettes.

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