Assam Rifles foils bid to smuggle areca nuts
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, April 15 2024:
Assam Rifles on Sunday foiled a cross border smuggling of areca nuts in three trucks, during an intelligence based search operation in the general area Kangpat Centre, Kamjong district.
A release by PRO IGAR (South), stated that during the operation the AR troops intercepted three Indian trucks involved in the illegal transportation of Areca nuts.
After thorough inspection the AR team seized areca nuts weighing approximately 18.6 tonnes (186 bags) valued at Rs 2.2320 crore, it informed, adding that the confiscated Areca nuts along with the drivers of the trucks were handed over to the Forest Beat officer of Kamjong district for further investigation.