AR seizes ₹10.8 cr worth Areca nuts
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 05 2023:
In a significant breakthrough in curbing smuggling activities, the Assam Rifles seized Areca Nuts (Supafi) worth Rs 10.848 crore found transported in 17 Shaktiman trucks in Sangka Lok Nala Track in Kamjong district.
According to PRO IGAR (S), between August 27 and 31, a team of Assam Rifles after receiving credible intelligence regarding the movement of contraband items in Kamjong district launched a strategic operation to secure the suspected area during which 958 bags filled with illicit Areca Nuts, valued at approximately Rs 10.848 crore according to international market rates was found being clandes tinely transported in 17 Shaktiman trucks through the Sangka Lok Nala Track area close to the international border on the Indian side.
The recovered Areca nuts and the 17 Shaktiman vehicles were handed over to the Forest Department in Kamjong for further legal proceedings, it added.