Bengaluru, Oct. 19 -- Three persons have been arrested after the Central Crime Branch (CCB) and Upparpet police seized counterfeit cigarettes worth Rs 30 lakh during separate raids in Bengaluru.

The operations were carried out following information supplied by Anvesh IPR, representing ITC, about the alleged movement and distribution of fake cigarettes.

In the first case, CCB police acted against an attempt to smuggle counterfeit cigarettes to Kerala. The cigarettes had reportedly been packed into two trolley bags for transportation. Police arrested Mohammed Riyaz and Kumaran and recovered fake cigarettes valued at Rs 20 lakh.

In the second case, Upparpet police arrested Mohammed Gulzar and seized counterfeit cigarettes worth Rs 10 lakh...