AR foils cross-border smuggling of contraband
Source: The Sangai Express
Kakching, July 31 2021:
Kakching Battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (S) foiled smuggling of Win cigarettes and betel nuts in Kakching district on July 31 .
Based on intelligence inputs, troops of Assam Rifles intercepted six vehicles with 13 persons moving on Kakching-Shalluk road on July 31, said a statement of IGAR(S) .
On thorough checking of the vehicles, nearly 79 boxes of Win cigarettes and 37 bags of betel nuts were seized from the vehicles.
The cost of the contraband seized is worth approximately Rs 87.32 Lakh.
Apprehended smugglers and recovered items have been handed over to the Customs Department, Pallel for further legal proceedings.