
Hyderabad: Three persons were arrested on Friday, June 27, for possessing e-cigarettes. The police seized 190 flavours of e-cigarettes, cash and valuables worth Rs 10 lakh from the accused.
The accused were identified as Mohammed Suthan Khan, 38, a resident of Abids who owns an e-cigarette business; Mohammed Kabir Hussain, 22, a student and Mohammed Moid Pasha, 23, a student, both residents of Shahali Banda.
They were apprehended by the South-East Zone Task Force in coordination with the Abid police while trying to sell the e-cigarettes. Apart from the cigarettes, the police seized two two-wheelers, three iPhones and cash worth Rs 13,500.
Upon questioning, Sultan revealed that he purchased the e-cigarettes from a person identified as Sami.