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Maha: FDA seizes banned gutka worth Rs 1.13 cr after 6-hour chase; MCOCA action proposed

Mumbai, Sep 19 (UNI) The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have seized banned gutka and flavoured tobacco products worth Rs 1.13 crore after a six-hour chase and interception of a truck at Chakan in Pune district, officials said today.
According to an FDA press note issued by Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe, the operation was launched around 2 pm on September 18 following confidential information that a truck carrying prohibited gutka was travelling from Madhya Pradesh towards Bhiwandi in neighbouring Thane district via the Samruddhi Expressway.
The vehicle subsequently changed its route and proceeded towards Pune through Sangamner. Acting on the information, FDA teams were deployed along possible routes, with the Thane division team moving towards Murbad and the Pune division team positioned at Rajgurunagar.
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