Dimapur, June 8 (EMN): A team of food safety enforcement wing, Imphal East today conducted drive against sale of tobacco products and meat shops along the main road in Hatta Golapati in Manipur’s Imphal east district on Thursday.
The team also sealed shops which were selling meat without the FSSAI license and in hazardous conditions, reports said.
A group of women came out and tried to snatch the confiscated tobacco items around noon while the team was checking the shops. Scuffles ensued between the women and members of the Food Safety Enforcement Wing, Imphal East. An additional police force was rushed at the site to control the situation.
The day’s incident happened a day after Imphal West district police seized tobacco products from a Tata Ace mini truck worth around Rs 12 lakh along with the arrest of two persons on tuesday.The arrested persons have been identified as Premchand Prajapati (37) from Uttar Pradesh presently staying in a rented house at Wahengbam Leikai and Khunjamayum Jhalajit (410 of Thangmeiband Hijam Dewan Leikai.The seized smokeless tobacco products were exhibited at Imphal West commando complex today evening in the presence of media persons.
At Churachandpur too, police seized a huge quantity of tobacco products estimated to be worth about Rs 5 lakh today from one non-local man who is involved in trading the banned item in and around the town.The seized tobacco products include two cartons of 50 gms Baba Black zarda, 56 boxes of Balmiki pan masala, 60 pouches of Signal pan masala, 9 cartons of Savera (Large), 2 cartons of Savera (Small), 2 big white cartons of Signal, 3 bags of Nevla chewing tobacco, and 1 bag of Talab pan masala.
