Aizawl: Areca nuts worth Rs 3.51 crore were seized near India-Myanmar border in Mizoram’s Champhai district on Monday, Assam Rifles said in a statement.
Acting on a tip-off, a combined team of Assam Rifles and Customs officials carried out an operation in Melbuk area along the international border and found 780 bags of areca nuts dumped there, it said.
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The seized areca nuts were handed over to the Customs officials.
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