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**Erode Police Seize 215 Kg of Gutka, Arrest Smuggler**
**ERODE, INDIA – May 27, 2025** – Police in Erode, Tamil Nadu, seized 215 kilograms of banned gutka products on Monday night, arresting a man for smuggling. The contraband was discovered in a car parked in Palayapalayam after a concerned citizen alerted authorities to suspicious vehicles left unused for several days.
The arrested individual, identified as Dinesh Irudhaiya Raj, 37, is accused of smuggling the gutka from Bengaluru and distributing it locally. According to investigations by the Prohibition Enforcement Wing (PEW), the Food Safety Department, and Erode South police, Raj had three cars, one of which was actively used for smuggling operations. Two of the vehicles had remained unused.
Raj has been taken into custody, and the seized gutka products have been confiscated. The investigation is ongoing.
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