Mizoram: Assam Rifles recovers Areca nuts worth Rs 24 lakhs in Champhai district

AIZAWL: Assam Rifles on Monday recovered 79 bags of Areca Nuts worth Rs 24,64,800/- in Indo-Myanmar bordering Champhai district, Mizoram.

The operation was carried out by a joint team of 8 Assam Rifles, 10 Assam Rifles, 11 Assam Rifles and Customs Department, Champhai based on specific information.

Approximate cost of the recovered Areca Nuts is Rs 24,64,800/-. As the Customs Department Champhai, Dist Champhai seized the contraband items and detained two individual on 15 November 2021 for further legal proceedings.