EAGLE Force raids Nampally smoke shop, three arrested over banned vapes
EAGLE Force raids a Nampally smoke shop over alleged banned e-cigarette sales, arresting three people and seizing devices, cash and payment scanners.
EAGLE Force raided a smoke shop near Nilofer Hospital in Nampally on Wednesday over the alleged sale of banned e-cigarettes, arresting three people and seizing six devices, ₹1.05 lakh in cash, four mobile phones and four payment scanners.
The arrested men, the shop manager and two workers, all residents of Nampally, were picked up by a team led by Sub-Inspector Venkatesh acting on credible information, officials said.
Investigators are examining the shop's ownership and a suspected phone-based ordering system, with the manager reportedly telling police that three to four e-cigarettes were sold each day.
