Trucks ferrying sand into the State of galand halt here and get their trucks enrolled in a well maintained register by paying an entry tax of Rs 200. This illegal money minting syndicate is allegedly said to be at behest of the I/C Binod Kathar, Deputy Ranger, Eastern Forest Division, Karbi Anglong. “We pay Rs 200 per load as entry tax in the check gate counter. Earlier, the amount was Rs 500 but, post GST roll-out and the closure of check gates along borders, the amount has been reduced to Rs 200. Over a hundred trucks carrying forest produce pass through this gate in either directions on a daily basis,” said the driver of a sand-laden truck. “We have no other option but to comply with what they demand. Otherwise, our vehicles are unnecessarily detained, seized or fined amounting to thousands of rupees,” said another driver on conditions of anonymity.