Kasargod: Badiyadka excise department officials have seized tobacco products of worth Rs 8 lakh and arrested two people with in connection with this, on Tuesday.

Hariprasad (22) of Yethdka, Puthrakala and Sandesh (22) of Konaje are the arrested persons.

It is reported that the tobacco products were being supplied to various parts of the districts from Karnataka. Previously excise officials had arrested some people for trafficking pan masala packets illegally at Kanhangad. As per their statement officials have raided the Badiyadka go-down.

Tobacco products were stored in more than 100 sacks.

Badiyadka police have registered a case.