One held, gutka worth `2.88 lakh seized

Tuni:  The Tuni police in East Godavari district seized 24,000 banned gutka and Supari packets worth Rs 2.88 lakh on Wednesday night. They arrested one Surla Gangadhar for possessing the stocks.

The police  on a tipoff laid a  trap at mango garden near Gandi centre  in the town and found  the stocks  in 12 bags. 

The stocks were meant for transportation to Hyderabad and to hand over to N Nageswara Rao who would distribute the same to local outlets.