Assam: Golaghat Police seizes 12,000 packets of foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 50 lakh
In their efforts against smuggling activities, Golaghat Police seized a large consignment of foreign-origin cigarettes.
The Golaghat Police on its Twitter handle on Thursday said the consignment of foreign-origin cigarettes was seized during an operation carried out on the basis of specific information.
The police intercepted a courier service truck at Kohora and during a search, they recovered and then seized 12,000 packets including 10 boxes of foreign-origin cigarettes worth approximately Rs 50 lakh from the container.
The smuggled cigarettes are of Gudang Garam International brand. It is a native Indonesian clove cigarette brand.
Gudang Garam International cigarettes are made from tobacco and cloves.
“Based on specific input, Golaghat Police intercepted a courier service truck at Kohora & during search, the team recovered& Seized 12000 packets i.e 10 boxes of #ForeignCigarettes worth approx ?50 lacs from the container,” Golaghat Police tweeted.
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