Hyderabad, Oct. 28 -- EAGLE Force raided a smoke shop near Nilofer Hospital in Nampally, Hyderabad, over the alleged sale of prohibited e-cigarettes and arrested three persons, officials said on Wednesday.

During the operation at Fuego Smoke Shop, the team seized six e-cigarettes of different brands, Rs 1.05 lakh in cash, four mobile phones and four payment scanners. The raid was conducted by a team led by Sub-Inspector Venkatesh following credible information.

The arrested persons have been identified as Md Ashfaq (24), the shop manager, and workers Shehabuddeen (22) and Md. Mustafa (36). All three are residents of Nampally in Hyderabad and are originally from Kasaragod in Kerala.

According to the preliminary enquiry, the shop manager...