The state government's gutkha ban is turning out to be a jackpot for those from the city who continue to be a part of the business. It has not only helped them establish the business well, but also to make huge profits – thanks to those who are ready to pay three times the price for the contraband. Cracking their whip on yet another link to the thriving business, Crime Branch officers raided a godown in Lakadabazar and seized gutkha worth Rs 25 lakh.

Huge amounts of the contraband was seized from a godown in Lakadabazar