Smuggled cigarettes recovered on Mizoram-Myanmar border

Acting on specific information, Assam Rifles recovered 10 cases of smuggled foreign origin cigarettes worth Rs 13 lakh at Zokhawthar village on the Mizoram-Myanmar border on Sunday, Assam Rifles said in a statement.

The recovered contraband were handed over to the Customs department for further legal proceedings, it said Ongoing smuggling of foreign origin cigarette is a major cause of concern for the state of Mizoram, especially along the Indo-Myanmar border, the statement added.

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