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Trichy: Food safety department officials destroyed more than five tonne banned tobacco products at Panjappur in Trichy on Monday afternoon.The team led by designated officer (DO) of food safety department in Trichy Dr S Chithra carried out the process at a location away from the residential area. The destroyed tobacco products were seized in the raids conducted by the food safety department and police in Gujili Street, Kammala Street and Palakkarai areas in the city since August 2018. “We will conduct surprise raids and seize the banned products besides arresting such offenders,” said DO Dr Chithra on Monday. The seized products were stored in the premises of the food safety department near Kajamalai in Trichy.The latest seizure was nearly 4 tonne of banned gutka and tobacco products on January 21, 2019, and arrested 2 people for stocking it at a godown illegally. The situation will become normal making the products available freely after some time..