Illegal tobacco worth Rs 5.10 lakh seized

Mumbai: The Wadala TT police on Sunday and Monday seized tobacco worth Rs 60,000 and Rs 4,50,000 respectively from two flats in the MHADA colony, Bhakti Park in Wadala. Acting on a tip off, the police raided flat number 401 in building number nine on Sunday and flat number nine in building number two on Monday. In the first case, Mohammed Shah (30) and in the second case, Bilal Mansuri (21), both of whom had collected the tobacco to sell it were arrested. The police is now investigating if the two accused had any accomplices.