Two arrested in Chennai for selling illegal e-cigarettes

Aug.19.2024
Two arrested in Chennai for selling illegal e-cigarettes
Two men arrested in Chennai for selling 476 ELFBAR e-cigarettes; sourced from Southeast Asia, sold locally. Police crackdown continues.

According to a report by Dtnext on August 19th, the Chennai police in India arrested two individuals selling e-cigarettes at a store in the RK Nagar area and seized 476 e-cigarettes. The seized e-cigarettes were of the brand "ELFBAR".


The police received information that a store on the Erukkanchery highway was selling e-cigarettes, and immediately proceeded to the location to conduct a search.


The police discovered a large stock of banned e-cigarettes during a search, leading to the arrest of shop owners Mohammed Jafrullah and Abu Tahir, both from Mannadi.


The investigation reveals that their e-cigarettes come from Southeast Asian countries and are then sold locally.


As of now, the two individuals have been brought before a judge and are being held in custody pending trial.


In March of this year, North Beach police arrested six individuals selling e-cigarettes at the Myanmar Market and seized over 1300 e-cigarettes.


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