Bid to smuggle betel nut foiled in Meghalaya

BAGHMARA: Officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) and Meghalaya police in a joint operation foiled a trans-border smuggling bid and seized over 11,000 kg of dry betel nuts and three heavy-duty trucks in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills, officials said on Sunday.

The dry betel nuts, smuggled from neighbouring Bangladesh via the international border, were being carried in three trucks when intercepted and confiscated by BSF, although the drivers of these vehicles managed to escape from the spot, officials said. (ANI)

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