ICG seizes 250 kg Beedi leaves floating in Mediterranean sea

Jul 13, 2020

Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 13 : The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has seized 250 Kg beedi leaves worth 3 lakhs floating in the...

Tamil Nadu: Beedi leaves worth ₹50 lakh seized while being smuggled to Sri Lanka

Apr 25, 2026

Q Branch, Thoothukudi District said, "Based on a tip-off that beedi leaves were being smuggled to Sri Lanka from the Kalloorani area under the...

TN: 44 beedi leaves bundles worth Rs 40 lakh seized in Thoothukudi

Mar 06, 2026

Police conducted a patrol operation based on a secret tip-off received by Q Branch Inspector Vijay Anitha that beedi leaves were being smuggled to...

Tamil Nadu: Beedi leaves worth Rs 1 crore seized, one held for alleged smuggling to Sri Lanka

Jul 22, 2026

Beedi leaves worth around Rs 1 crore in the international market were seized and one person was detained for allegedly attempting to smuggle the...

Passenger arrested for smoking beedi inside IndiGo plane

Mar 05, 2024

A 42-year-old male passenger travelling in an IndiGo flight on Tuesday was arrested by the Mumbai police for smoking beedi onboard. An air passenger...

Beedi worker's daughter clears NEET watching YouTube Videos

Nov 10, 2022

Hailing from a small village in Telangana's Nizamabad district, Harika faced a lot of financial difficulties growing up after having lost her father when...