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Kalchini E-Cigarette Bust: 18,200 Units Worth ₹2.25 Crore Seized, 2 Arrested
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News18•25-09-2026, 13:53
Kalchini E-Cigarette Bust: 18,200 Units Worth ₹2.25 Crore Seized, 2 Arrested
- •Kalchini police seized 18,200 e-cigarettes in 100 boxes during a raid on a warehouse in Latabari.
- •The recovered e-cigarettes have an estimated market value of approximately ₹2.25 crore.
- •Abinash Chowdhury and Aman Chowdhury were arrested in connection with the smuggling operation.
- •Investigators suspect the e-cigarettes were smuggled from China via Nepal to Kalchini, with plans to transport them to Bhutan.
- •In India, the production, import, export, transport, sale, and storage of e-cigarettes are prohibited.
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Police recovered 18,200 e-cigarettes packed inside 100 boxes during a raid on a warehouse in the Latabari area of Kalchini block, with an estimated market value of approximately 2.25 crore rupees.
Two individuals named Abinash Chowdhury and Aman Chowdhury were arrested by the police in connection with the illegal e-cigarette smuggling operation.
Initial police investigations suggest that the e-cigarettes were brought into Kalchini from China via Nepal and were planned to be smuggled onward into Bhutan.
