Three individuals have been arrested in Nandambakkam on Tuesday for allegedly smuggling and distributing banned gutka merchandise. The police seized 112.7 kg of gutka packets, a automotive, a two-wheeler and two cell phones from the accused.

Primarily based on a tip-off, a police staff led by the inspector of the Nandambakkam police station stored surveillance behind the TIDCO complicated at Ganapathy Colony in Nandambakkam on Tuesday morning. Throughout the operation, the police seen three males unloading sacks from a automotive and transferring them onto a two-wheeler.

On seeing the police, the suspects allegedly tried to flee. Nevertheless, the police chased and apprehended all three of them. Throughout inspection, the police discovered banned gutka packets hid inside. Inquiry revealed that the accused had allegedly smuggled the tobacco merchandise from Bengaluru by automotive and have been making ready to distribute them in several elements of town.

The arrested individuals have been recognized as George Jegadish, 40, of MGR Nagar, Raja, 42, of MGR Nagar, and Shanmugasundaram, 43, of Perungudi. Additional inquiry revealed that George Jegadish had two legal instances pending towards him.