Hyderabad, Sept. 4 -- The State Task Force (STF) of the Telangana EAGLE Force, in coordination with Madhapur police, busted an organised network allegedly involved in the sale of banned electronic cigarettes and vapes and apprehended three persons during raids on two outlets in Madhapur and Durgamcheruvu.

Acting on credible information that banned e-cigarettes were being sold, including to minors, the teams raided Smart Smoke, located at Madhapur, and Smoke on Vibes, Durgamcheruvu, on Thursday, September 3.

The raids resulted in the seizure of 152 e-cigarettes, 34 packets of foreign cigarettes, three scanners and Rs. 9,500 in cash.

The arrested persons were identified as Mahammed Raihan Khan (24), Mahammad Zubair (25) and Ashiq (28), a...