Stock of N-95 masks seized in Mumbai; two held

Crime branch officials on Tuesday seized the stock of N-95 masks, which are in high demand, and hand sanitisers collectively worth Rs 27.63 lakh from a godown in suburban Goregaon in Mumbai and arrested two persons, police said.

The seized stock was supposed to be sold at inflated rates in black market, an official said.

"On a specific information, unit-12 of the crime branch raided a godown at Motilal Nagar in Goregaon (West) in which they found stock of N-95 masks and hand sanitisers," he said.

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