Gutkha worth Rs 1.8 crore was seized in three separate incidents in the district, police said today.
The seizures were made in Jalna city and Badnapur tehsil, following the two-day raids which started yesterday, they said.
On a tip-off, Gutkha bags worth Rs 70 lakh were recovered from a warehouse. In another incident, a similar consignment worth Rs 20 lakh was seized during checking of a goods carrier, Assistant Police Inspector (API) Vijay Jadhav said.
In a joint operation with the officials of Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the police intercepted a lorry and recovered the banned tobacco product worth Rs 90 lakh in the third incident, Inspector R Ballad of Badnapur police station said.
A case has been registered against four accused persons, police said, adding two of them have been detained for interrogation.
