<p>The Palghar police seized <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-police-recover-982-stolen-mobile-phones-worth-rs-1-46-crore-23633031" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">banned tobacco products</a></strong> worth nearly Rs 14 lakh and arrested four persons in connection with the smuggling racket, officials said on Friday.</p>
<p>In four separate operations conducted along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway, the police also impounded four vehicles valued at Rs 24.5 lakh. The operations were carried out following specific intelligence inputs about the illegal transportation of banned tobacco products.</p>
<h2>Police Speak</h2>
<p>&ldquo;Acting on intelligence from our informants, police teams intensified patrolling along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway. This led to four successful raids against the illegal transportation of tobacco products,&rdquo; Superintendent of Police Yatish Deshmukh said. Two cases were registered at Talasari police station, while one case each was filed at Manor and Kasa police stations, said the SP.</p>
<h2>Accused booked</h2>
<p>Police have identified the accused as Yashwant Jayram Singh, a resident of Powai; Salim Istyakali Shah, 33; and Abdulnaeem Ansari, 26, both residents of Govandi. The police also apprehended a juvenile. Cases have been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.</p>
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