India moves to quash Adani airport challenge over illegal nicotine pouch sales at Mumbai duty-free
Government cites drug-law violation and health risks in seeking to dismiss the airport operator's court challenge. Case targets Zyn and White Fox nicotine pouch imports at Mumbai duty-free shops and could set precedent for airport nicotine retail across India's 8 Adani-run airports amid an $11 billion expansion.
Indian government seeks to quash Adani airport's court challenge over illegal nicotine pouch sales at Mumbai duty-free shops, calling them a drug-law violation. The case could set a precedent for regulating airport duty-free nicotine retail in India.
Why this matters
Follows reports that Adani's Mumbai duty-free shops sold unapproved nicotine pouches in breach of India's drug law, as the group scales airport retail via AAHL across 8 airports handling 25% of passenger footfalls.
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