Imphal: Assam Rifles seized a large consignment of 350 sacks of illegal areca nuts worth Rs 2.4 crore in Khuga village, Churachandpur district, Manipur, on Sunday.
On November 1, three goods carrier trucks and one Tata DI, loaded with illegal areca nuts, attempted to pass through Khuga Village around 2 am. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, Assam Rifles launched an operation to intercept the smuggling attempt. The convoy was stopped at a vehicle check post set up at Khuga, where a search revealed 350 sacks of illegal areca nuts hidden beneath covers and cartons, the Assam Rifles said.
It said all four vehicles were detained and handed over to the Divisional Forest Officer, Churachandpur, after a joint interrogation by Assam Rifles and the police.
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