Aizawl: Mizoram Police seized contraband worth more than Rs 2.4 crore in operations across the state from October 12 to 18. The haul included dry areca nuts, foreign cigarettes, suspected methamphetamine, liquor and urea fertiliser.
The seizures comprised 58.4 tonnes of dry areca nuts valued at about Rs 1.37 crore, 71 cases of foreign cigarettes worth Rs 24.85 lakh, suspected methamphetamine valued at Rs 75 lakh, liquor worth Rs 7.89 lakh and urea fertiliser worth Rs 18 lakh.
Police also recovered 689 bags of suspected illegally transported fertiliser, for which no value was provided.
On October 18, police intercepted two trucks during naka checking at Seling and seized 600 bags of urea fertiliser worth about Rs 18 lakh. The fertiliser is being handed over to the Directorate of Agriculture for further action.
Khawzawl District Police stopped a truck near Tuisenphai on October 15 and recovered 13,600 kg of dry areca nuts packed in 170 bags. The truck and consignment were handed over to the Customs Preventive Force in Champhai.
A day earlier, a Saitual District Police team recovered 689 bags of suspected illegally transported urea fertiliser from two vehicles at Keifang, Kualmawi. The consignment was handed over to the Fertilizer Inspector, Saitual, for verification and further action.
Also on October 14, Serkhan Police Outpost personnel seized 140 cases of suspected Indian-made foreign liquor worth an estimated Rs 7.89 lakh from a Bolero pick-up. Two men from Assam were arrested, and a case was registered at Kawnpui Police Station.
In a joint operation on October 12, Khawzawl Police Station and the Legal Metrology Department, Champhai, seized 44,800 kg of dry areca nuts worth Rs 1.12 crore and 71 cases of foreign cigarettes valued at Rs 24.85 lakh near Lungvar along National Highway 6. Four vehicles carrying the consignments were also seized.
Separately, Bawngkawn Police Station under the Aizawl District Executive Force seized 950 grams of suspected methamphetamine, estimated to be worth Rs 75 lakh. Two women were arrested.
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