ZOKHAWTHAR: In a significant operation to counter cross-border smuggling in Mizoram, the Assam Rifles, in collaboration with the Land Customs Station, seized foreign-origin contraband valued at Rs 12.15 lakh in Zokhawthar, a press release said on Sunday.
Acting on specific intelligence inputs, the Assam Rifles launched an area domination patrol on Saturday, recovering 136 foreign-origin e-cigarettes, five cases and 45 cartons of foreign-origin cigarettes, 19 cases of foreign-origin beer, and 38 bottles of foreign-origin liquor abandoned at the site.
The release further stated that the Land Customs Station, Zokhawthar, Champhai District, Mizoram, has received the contraband for further investigation and legal proceedings.
This operation reflects the relentless efforts of the Assam Rifles to secure the Indo-Myanmar border and to stop smuggling activities.
Earlier, one person was arrested in the Ngur area of Mizoram's Champhai district for carrying illegal Indian currency notes worth Rs 1.24 crore, officials said on Saturday.
Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police, in a joint operation, recovered Rs 1.24 crore from a Myanmar individual. He was arrested in connection with the seized currency notes in denominations of Rs 500, Rs 200, and Rs 100.
The Assam Rifles, in collaboration with the Mizoram Police, successfully recovered Rs 1,24,89,900 crore of illegal Indian currency and arrested one individual from Myanmar in general Area Ngur, Champhai District, Mizoram, on 04 Dec. 2024," The Assam Rifles posted on X.
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