In an interception, the Mobile Vehicle Check Post (MVCP) of Assam Rifles, stationed at Bijoypur, Pallel, Kakching District apprehended three individuals transporting Areca Nuts from Chandel to Imphal on January 11, 2024.
Upon thorough checking of the vehicle, the team recovered 137 bags, weighing a total of 10,960 kgs, of Areca Nuts.
The detained individuals are identified as Asem Tomba Singh, Thoubalmayum Aslam Khan, and Phusam Zakir Hussain.The seized items, valued approx. at Rs 62 Lac including a TATA DI Truck (Registration No. MN 07C 3572), have been handed over to the Customs Office in Pallel after a detailed search.
