Suryapet: Police busted a gang selling fake coffee and cigarettes centered around Kodada town in Suryapet district. The city police clamped down on this illegal business, which is messing with the health of consumers, and seized a huge amount of fake goods on Tuesday. Details disclosed by Town CI Sivashankar are as follows.
He said that they were caught in Venkateswara Nagar in the town based on reliable information about a gang that brought fake ‘brew’ coffee packets, cigarettes and other goods from Hyderabad and sold them widely in Kodada and surrounding areas. Fake ‘brew’ coffee packets, cigarette packets and other goods worth about Rs.3 lakh were seized in these raids.
In this case, three persons namely Pavuluri Narayanamurthy, Anup Aggarwal and Satish Edida have been detained and a case has been registered. Four mobile phones were also seized from them. The police have found that they are making huge illegal profits by making fake packaging in the name of popular brands and deceiving innocent consumers. He warned that these products made of poor quality materials could pose a serious threat to people’s health.
The police are continuing a deep investigation to unearth the big network behind this fake racket.
