The Noida Police on Monday arrested one person from Sector 39, Noida for allegedly smuggling a large consignment of banned e-cigarettes of an estimated ₹8 lakh worth, officers aware of the development said.
During interrogation, the suspect purportedly told police that he bought the e-cigarettes from the Nepal-India border through an international supplier in Uttarakhand. (HT Photo)
During interrogation, the suspect purportedly told police that he bought the e-cigarettes from the Nepal-India border through an international supplier in Uttarakhand. (HT Photo)
The e-cigarettes were allegedly brought from China to Nepal, and then the suspect was carrying them in a Maruti Swift car from Uttarakhand to Delhi where they were to be sold, they added.
“The suspect has been identified as Riyaz Ahmad, 35, a resident of Udham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand,” said Manish Kumar Mishra, additional deputy commissioner of police (ADCP), Noida.
