Foreign-origin cigarettes worth over Rs 2.3 crore seized in MizoramThe entire consignment of foreign-origin cigarettes of 109 cases has been handed over to customs personnel for further legal proceedings.
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Aizawl: A consignment of foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 2.38 crore, suspected to have been illegally imported, was recovered in east Mizoram's Champhai district, officials said on Sunday.
Based on specific information, a joint operation by the Assam Rifles and the Customs Preventive Force, Champhai, was carried out along the Mizoram-Myanmar border on Saturday, which led to the recovery, they said.
The entire consignment of foreign-origin cigarettes of 109 cases has been handed over to customs personnel for further legal proceedings, the Assam Rifles said in a statement.