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Assam Rifles seizes cigarettes smuggled from Myanmar

June 14, 2022 by adminficci News 0 comments

Aizawl, Jun 14 (IANS): Assam Rifles troopers on Tuesday seized foreign-origin cigarettes, valued at around Rs 3.90 lakh — just a few days after the para-military force seized similar foreign-origin tobacco products valued at Rs 2.35 crore in Mizoram, smuggled in from Myanmar, officials said.

Assam Rifles officials said that acting on a tip-off, the foreign-origin cigarettes valued at Rs 3.90 lakh were seized from a home at Zokhawthar crossing point along India-Myanmar border of Champhai district.

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