The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) flying squad team leader led by O/C Wokha Police Station including representatives from (NTCP) National Tobacco Control Programme, DBs, and Personnel from PS Wokha and Women Police Station conducted a raid in and around schools premises to check the sale of tobacco products on 3rd June 2022.

As per COTPA Act selling of any kind of tobacco products within 100 meters radius of the school is restricted. The team after conducting the raid penalized 6 (Six) defaulters for non-compliance with the Act and the tobacco products were also seized.

The seized tobacco products were destroyed the same day in front of all the team at the Wokha Police Station premises.

Further, the team informed that such raids will be conducted frequently and warned all shopkeepers selling tobacco products within the restricted area to abide by the laid down provisions of law.

(Zubenthung, IA Wokha)