Officials of Vigilance and Enforcement (V&E) department on Monday busted an international tobacco products smuggling racket, which had connections in different states in the country.
The gang was smuggling large quantities of cigarettes from Bangladesh and Myanmar to Bihar, from where the stocks were being transported to other states, said V&E Additional Director General Ravi Shankar Ayyanar.
“There were no pictorial warnings, percentage of tobacco, nicotin, how smoking is harmful to health, date of manufacturing and other details under Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003,” said Patamata CI D. Kasi Viswanadh, who is investigating the case.
