On receipt of credible information, a team from the City Task Force, led by I. Chittibabu, Assistant Commissioner of Police, intercepted a van near VPT Golden Jubilee Hospital, Akkayyapalem, and seized about 540 kg of the banned Gutkha.
The seized stuff is estimated to worth about Rs. 8 lakh.
The driver of the van, S. Sekhar, from Hyderabad was apprehended and seized gutkha was handed over to the Food and Safety authorities for further action.