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Delhi Police Seizes Banned Foreign Cigarettes Worth Thousands
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News18•08-10-2026, 16:00
Delhi Police Seizes Banned Foreign Cigarettes Worth Thousands
- •The Delhi Police seized 78,800 banned foreign cigarette sticks across nine international brands during a raid in Khari Baoli.
- •A 45-year-old man named Junaid Ahmed was apprehended in connection with the illegal stocking and sale of these tobacco products.
- •The seized cigarettes lacked the mandatory pictorial health warnings required under Indian law.
- •A formal case has been registered and further investigations are currently underway to trace the supply chain.
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The Delhi Police seized 78,800 banned foreign cigarette sticks of nine international brands and apprehended a 45-year-old man named Junaid Ahmed following a tip-off about the illegal stocking of imported cigarettes at a shop in Khari Baoli.
The confiscated foreign cigarette packets were deemed illegal because they did not feature the mandatory pictorial health warnings required by Indian regulations.
The raid and subsequent apprehension of the accused, Junaid Ahmed, took place on October 7, following information received regarding the illegal tobacco stock.