Three held with ₹10 lakh worth of banned E-cigarettes in Abids
The arrested persons are Mohd. Sulthan Khan, 38, a resident of Kattal Mandi, Abids, who runs the e-cigarette business, and two students from Fateh Darwaza, Shalibanda, Mohd. Kabir Hussain, 22, and Mohd. Moid Pasha, 23.
Police said Sulthan procured the e-cigarettes from a person named Sami through one Asif. He then sold them to customers at higher rates through Kabir and Moid, who worked on a commission basis. The devices contain nicotine, a banned substance that is harmful to health.
The trio was caught while transporting the banned items on two-wheelers. Police recovered 190 e-cigarettes, all of them 'Elfbar 30K Puff' models in different flavours.
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