AR recovers contraband items worth lakhs
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 30 2020:
Chandel Battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (South) recovered huge quantity of imported illegal Chinese WIN cigarettes and beetel nuts, said a release of Assam Rifles.
"After receiving a specific input pertaining to cache of contraband items, an operation was launched by the troops of Assam Rifles in Songyang village, Chandel district," it said.
The troops carried out extensive search in the jungles near New Songyangvillage and recovered 5,000 packets of imported Chinese WIN cigarettes and 400 Kgs of Indonesian Beetal Nut hidden inside thick vegetation worth Rs 8.45 lakhs, it said.
The recovered items have been handed over to Custom Office Pallel for further legal action, it added.