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Assam Rifles under Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), recovered 17 cases of Foreign Origin Cigarettes, 88 cases of Beer, 15 cases and 2 bottles of whiskey and 16 cases of wine worth Rs 26.86 Lakh in Champhai district on October 7. The operation was carried out by a combined team of Assam Rifles and Custom Preventive Force Champhai based on specific information in the general area World Bank Road (Zokawthar-Melbuk).
"The entire consignment of foreign-origin cigarettes and Liquors worth Rs 26,76,400 (Rupees Twenty-six lakh seventy-six thousand four hundred only) and recovered consignment has been handed over to Custom Preventive Force Champhai for further legal proceedings," a press release stated.The ongoing smuggling of contraband items is a major cause of concern for the state of Mizoram and India. Assam Rifles rightly christened as the 'Sentinels of Northeast' have continued their efforts against illegal smuggling and have also doubled their efforts to nab the kingpins of the smuggling of contraband items in Mizoram. Earlier on October 4 a woman from Myanmar was arrested and heroin worth Rs 1.04 crore was recovered in Champhai here by Assam Rifles. (ANI)
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