This story is from April 19, 2020

Fake tobacco unit busted in Amreli, one held

Fake tobacco unit busted in Amreli, one held
Rajkot: A duplicate tobacco manufacturing unit was busted in Matirala village of Lathi taluka in Amreli district on Saturday. The factory owner was arrested in this connection.
“We raided the factory after receiving a tip-off about raw tobacco being mixed with glycerine and loaded into the packets of big brands. We seized a tobacco mixing machine, 700 litre glycerine, 27 bags of raw tobacco totalling to 771 kg, sealing machines, 15 kg menthol powder and empty pouches of different popular tobacco brands, all worth Rs 1.23 lakh from the spot,” said Bhavesh Dhandhal, head constable with Lathi police station.

Police arrested the factory owner, identified as Mahesh Soliya (36).
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