Traders' body holds protests against Amazon allegedly selling drugs in India

Posters of Amazon Founder, Jeff Bezos holding what appears to be a marijuana cigarette where held up by traders' body association CAIT as they held demonstrations across the country to register a protest against Amazon over the alleged sale of drugs on the e-commerce platform.

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Earlier this month Madhya Pradesh police had busted a racket selling marijuana through Amazon delivery system. The police team seized nearly 22 kg and the FIR filed in this case also mentioned executive directors of Amazon as accused.

The trader body has urged the government time and again to take action against e-commerce giants like Amazon and Flipkart who they allege are resorting to malpractice and targeting small traders. In June this year, the trader body had approached the government to revisit the foreign direct investment norms for e-commerce players.