2 held for bid to smuggle tobacco to Sri Lanka

RAMANATHAPURAM: A Q Branch police team on Thursday detained two persons for attempting to smuggle tobacco to Sri Lanka. The arrested were identified as Nagarajan of Akkalmadam and Pusba Dhanraj of Ariyankundu. Police said a Q branch team conducted a surprise raid near Ariyankundu and spotted two persons  roaming about in a suspicious manner.    On interrogation, they revealed  they had concealed tobacco bundles in a nearby bush.   The team later recovered 10 tobacco bundles worth `1.2 lakh in the Indian market.    The tobacco bundles were to be smuggled to Sri Lanka by illegal ferry where the cost of the tobacco comes to `4 lakh in Lankan currency.