Cachar police arrested ten persons including illegal betel nut smuggling (Burmese Supari) loaded 5 oil tanker and 3 truck. 1500 quintal betel nut seized in this operation worth rupees 4 crores.
Based on a specific information police conducted operation at Dholai area of Assam Mizoram border and Digorkhal area of Assam Meghalaya border. Huge quantity of illegal betel nut were smuggling from neighbouring state Mizoram via cachar district. Illegal betel nut are being smuggling from Myanmar for a long time even after several police raid.
Cachar Police Superintendent Numal Mahatta says that the police will continue the operation against the betel nut smuggling racket based on the sources of arrested persons.