Acting on a tip-off, Commercial Tax department officials seized 7,000 sacks of nuts while they were being unloaded into a godown of a firm at Transport Nagar yesterday.
Three godowns of the firm were also sealed after its owner was unable to produce the relevant documents, a Commercial Tax Department official said.
Some of the employees of the transporter tried to create a a ruckus when their goods were seized, but they were detained by police.
According to rules, a transporter can be charged with tax evasion if he is found to be unloading goods at a location which does not fall under his designated route.