Madathukulam police in Tiruppur Rural on Saturday foiled an attempt by two men to smuggle 666 kg of banned tobacco products. Ambalapattu Raja (36) and Anthony Gyanpratish (21) were arrested on Saturday with prohibited material during a vehicle check on the Udumalpet-Palani road, police said. A police team led by Madathukulam Inspector Balamurugan and Sub-Inspector Gayathri stopped the car of the two who had come from Coimbatore. Police found 666 kg of prohibited tobacco products worth around ₹ 5 lakh from the vehicle. Raja and Gyanpratish were produced before a magistrate and sent to judicial custody.
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